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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!decwrl!netcomsv!netcomsv!raw!iverson From: iverson@lionheart.com (Tim Iverson) Subject: Re: How does T1 work? References: <riceD0tqB1.B0x@netcom.com> Organization: Lionheart Software Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 07:51:05 GMT Message-ID: <D0uDt5.GrC@lionheart.com> Lines: 20 In article <riceD0tqB1.B0x@netcom.com>, Eric Reid <rice@netcom.com> wrote: >an ISP and most likely have an investor... I read in the INET-Acees FAQ >that a T1 will carry about 200 simultaneous phone lines (i.e. users)... My (limited) understanding says that you may be able to get this many low quality voice lines, but not data. >they will only carry 24 conversations (a T1 only has 24 channels?)... He This sounds right, 24x56Kb data + 24x8Kb for signalling. Talk to the folks in comp.dcom.telecom - you'll get a much better answer. >compressed. Also, does anyone know of a reliable service provider in Las >Vegas, Nevada that provides T1 Connections to the Inet? The NIC has a providers list - on one of the internic.net machines. - Tim Iverson iverson@lionheart.com