Depending on how many nodes, manageability wise, pick one router, this maybe
overkill for some sites, but in the long run having one model makes life
easier.
my 2 cent
At 02:42 PM 8/13/01 -0400, Ole Drews Jensen wrote:
>I would appreciate some good advice on this from some of you design boys and
>girls out there.
>
>I am going to upgrade some of our branch offices from ISDN and DSL to Frame
>Relay, and I need to find the best suited devices to do that.
>
>I want to move away from the (now) slow ISDN and unreliable (unfortunately)
>DSL.
>
>I have been browsing on Cisco's web site, and looking through my Cisco
>Product Quick Reference Guide, but I am not 100% sure I have made the right
>selections yet.
>
>I would like to start out connecting my main office with four of our branch
>offices - each with a 256 kbps bandwidth as a starter. My thoughts have been
>as follows:
>
>Main Office:
>
> o Cisco 2610 with a WIC-1DSU-T1=
>
>Branch Offices:
>
> o Cisco 1604 with a WIC-1DSU-T1=
>
>or
>
> o Cisco 1720 with a WIC-1DSU-T1=
>
>I am not sure if I should go with the 1604 or 1720.
>
>The 1604 has ISDN-U which I could use as a backup connection in case the
>Frame Relay goes down. The reason that I have not selected the 1601 with an
>option for a ISDN-U WIC later on, is that the T1 doesn't have a build-in
>CSU/DSU (why don't they have a 1600 with a fixed T1 with CSU/DCU?).
>
>The 1720 is less expensive than the 1604, and I could then add the ISDN U
>WIC later on if I decide that it is necessary. However, the 1700 is a VPN
>router, and I don't need that, since it goes directly from one router to
>another through the Frame Relay. I assume that this feature can be disabled.
>
>So, back to my question - what would you buy?
>
>Thanks for comments on this,
>
>Ole
>
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