Re: [(ASCEND) TNT: how many typeI modems / chassis?]

[Joe Pautler <pautler@grasshopper.cit.buffalo.edu>]

Maverick wrote:
]
]You should be able to put another modem card
]in each of your TNTs to bring the total to
]7 modem cards as long as you are running  a
]decent version of software on the TNT 2.1/7.0.

Thanks for the info, but you can please give me some reasoning
for this answer?  In other words, what is the reasoning for
the restriction (max of 6) of the number of the modem cards
that is stated in various ascend documents, and why do you
feel that it can be ignored?

Thanks...


]My current configuration:
]
] MAX TNT chassis #1 w/ redundant power supplies        16 slots
] channelized T3 card                                  - 1 slot
] Network card: (1) 100baseT + (4) 10BaseT ports       - 1 slot
] (6) 48port 56kbps modem module (288 modems)          -12 slots
]                                                      ------------
]                                                        2 slots free
]
]
] MAX TNT chassis #2 w/ redundant power supplies        16 slots
] SPARE channelized T3 card                            - 1 slot
] SPARE Network card: (1) 100baseT + (4) 10BaseT ports - 1 slot
] (6) 48port 56kbps modem module (288 modems)          -12 slots
]                                                      ------------
]                                                        2 slots free
]Current T3 (28 T1's) has 24 T1's (576 lines) "activated".  Unused
]capacity is 4 T1's (96 lines) on the T3.  Current configuration has
]576 modems.
]
]-------------------------------------
]
]Can I add one more seriesI 48port 56k modem card in each of the two
]chassis in order to serve the remaining 96 lines on my T3?  I've
]seen some documentation indicating that there can be a maximum of
]6 of those cards per chassis.  Any way around that?....such as upgrading
]the power supplies or something?
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