Brad Fleming wrote:
Hello all,
My company is searching for some Ethernet over DS3 converters / adaptors for a specific installation. I see several options from Adtran, RAD-Direct, and a couple other (smaller) vendors and was wondering if anyone out there has suggestions or insights.
Our needs are pretty simple: We'll need to pass multiple VLANs unless that's simply not possible. We'll need copper 10/100 interfaces on each side.
Here are the two main products we're currently eyeing....
Adtran Product: http://www.adtran.com/web/page/portal/Adtran/group/3024
RAD-Direct Product: http://www.rad.com/10/Fast_Ethernet_over_T3_NTU/2480/
Thanks very much for any suggestions. -- Brad Fleming Network Engineer Kansas Research and Education Network Office: 785-856-9800 x.222 Moblie: 785-865-7231 NOC: 866-984-3662
We currently use Overture Networks for Ethernet over DS3: http://www.overturenetworks.com/products/name/ISG34-45.html You can use them as a simple Ethernet bridge if that is all you need/want, but they also will handle VLAN tagging, tag-in-tag, VLAN switching, rate-limiting, CoS, etc. Some people don't like them because there is no CLI for management only a web-based GUI and SNMP.