Re: Ascend/Netstar GRF 400
Yes, we are having very good luck with are GRF1600s also, We are now Cisco free, and the GRFs are performing very well. There are some issues, but Ascend is stepping to plate on all issues. We are building a ATM nation wide network using the GRF to get to the internet. These things will melt down a Cisco 75xx router and keep on ticking, and for allot less money. Also, did everyone see the WallStreet this morning. Ascend buys Cascade..... Look out, IP switching is really around the corner for all of us ATMer.... Gary Zimmerman V.P. Network Engineering Savvis Communication Corp. www.savvis.com Office: 314.719.2423 ----------
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net> To: Chris A. Icide <chris@nap.net> Cc: 'nanog@merit.edu' Subject: Re: Ascend/Netstar GRF 400 Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 5:33 PM
On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Chris A. Icide wrote:
Is anyone successfuly using one of these? I've got one in the labs here, and have found some interesting problems. Ascend engineers are hot on the problems, but I was wondering if anyone else has any experience.
Yes, our network is now cisco free! We have been using the GRF1600s for several months in our network. We have found a few problems, but Ascend has been VERY fast to fix them. So far they blow away the Cisco solution we were using.
Our current problems seem to be related to buffer overruns on the ATM/Q card.
We have not used the ATM/Q card a lot, but I am sure Ascend can fix any problem you may have. We are using cascade 900s as backbone switches into the GRF 1600s via HSSI. We plan to move this to OC3 as soon as we finish testing.
Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34
FYI: Thanks to the good folks at MAGIC, there is now a mailing list for discussion of the Ascend GRF. If you're interested: List: ascend-grf@magic.net Subscribe: ascend-grf-request@magic.net Owner: owner-ascend-grf@magic.net Note the list is very new.. Traffic volume is low. -Jeff
Yes, we are having very good luck with are GRF1600s also, We are now Cisco free, and the GRFs are performing very well. There are some issues, but Ascend is stepping to plate on all issues. We are building a ATM nation wide network using the GRF to get to the internet. These things will melt down a Cisco 75xx router and keep on ticking, and for allot less money. Also, did everyone see the WallStreet this morning. Ascend buys Cascade..... Look out, IP switching is really around the corner for all of us ATMer....
Gary Zimmerman V.P. Network Engineering Savvis Communication Corp. www.savvis.com Office: 314.719.2423
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net> To: Chris A. Icide <chris@nap.net> Cc: 'nanog@merit.edu' Subject: Re: Ascend/Netstar GRF 400 Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 5:33 PM
On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Chris A. Icide wrote:
Is anyone successfuly using one of these? I've got one in the labs here, and have found some interesting problems. Ascend engineers are hot on the problems, but I was wondering if anyone else has any experience.
Yes, our network is now cisco free! We have been using the GRF1600s for several months in our network. We have found a few problems, but Ascend has been VERY fast to fix them. So far they blow away the Cisco solution we were using.
Our current problems seem to be related to buffer overruns on the ATM/Q card.
We have not used the ATM/Q card a lot, but I am sure Ascend can fix any problem you may have. We are using cascade 900s as backbone switches into the GRF 1600s via HSSI. We plan to move this to OC3 as soon as we finish testing.
Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34
-- Jeff Wabik E/Mail: jeff_wabik@ascend.com Ascend Communications (www.ascend.com) Phone: +1 612 996 6814 High Performance Networking Division FAX: +1 612 943 8939 Minneapolis, MN 55344 Pager: +1 800 493 9804 "The artists formerly known as Netstar, Inc."
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