Re: ATM Vs Frame-relay

2001-03-01 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
>Hi, > >Frame relay and ATM do use different technologies. Different >switches. Differnet ways data is put on a link. Different framing. > >Teunis >Hobart, Tasmania >Australia Frame relay was specifically defined as part of ATM, as a low- to medium-speed data access servers. Most WAN switch

Re: ATM Vs Frame-relay

2001-03-01 Thread Tony van Ree
Hi, Frame relay and ATM do use different technologies. Different switches. Differnet ways data is put on a link. Different framing. Teunis Hobart, Tasmania Australia On Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 08:43:19 AM, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Why ATM can go upto 10 Gbps whereas Fr

Re: ATM Vs Frame-relay

2001-03-01 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
>Hi, > >Why ATM can go upto 10 Gbps whereas Frame-relay upto >45 Mbps only? There isn't market demand to do so, so carriers don't offer it. There is no inherent reason why it can't, but I would tend to say that the demand for frame relay aggregate bandwidth is being outstripped by MPLS demands.

ATM Vs Frame-relay

2001-03-01 Thread Bikram Kumar Gupta
Hi, Why ATM can go upto 10 Gbps whereas Frame-relay upto 45 Mbps only? If so, please explain why it's impossible to build a frame-relay interface to deliver 1 Gbps. Thanks in advance. Regards, Bikram. _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.grou