Depending on what kind of capacity you are talking about, the industry standard for 1/0 DACS' is the Alcatel. however, for the smaller/less volume, i have heard that the newer StarDAX's are pretty nice. -dave Peter Polasek wrote:

We are considering using Digital Access Cross Connect units (DACS) to split T1 local loops into fractional T channels. Given that our current knowledge of DACS does not extend significantly beyond the ability to spell the acronym, I am soliciting advice from the network group for recommended hardware vendors. Cost is not an object, we are primarily concerned with choosing the 'industry standard' manufacturer with the highest reliability and knowledgeable technical support. Please share your experiences (positive or negative) with DACS equipment. In an effort to minimize traffic on the NANOG list, I request that responses be sent to my e-mail address and I will submit a summary when all the votes are in. The vendors under consideration now are Adtran, Eastern Research, StarDAX, and Fisher Price (we have some reservations about the latter product).

Thanks in advance, Peter Polasek pete@brass.com