[TriLUG] How to connect two buildings a mile apart...

[Mike Mueller]

Already has leased service: 2xT1, one active, other standby.

Consider running both T1 simulataneously.  If one fails, service degrades but 
does not fail.  Add more T1 as needed.  Sangoma cards and a Linux box make a 
nice router with load balancing among the cards.  

Boost up to T3.  Need future growth plan and service quotes to determine 
value to your operation.  Compare with mutiple T1 approach.

Investigate ADSL or SDSL.

Consider a combination of services (radio, DSL, leased line) with load 
balancing.

Study the traffic to find out the nature of the congestion.  Is the T1 voice 
and data?

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sponser will help trilug. 

Mike

On Wednesday 31 July 2002 12:50, John F Davis reputedly wrote:
> Get a leased/dedicated line.  Since you pay by the mile, two miles ain't
> going to set your company back that much.  Also, its not going to have rain
> fade and will most likely be cheaper.
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> JD
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> Dan Monjar <dmonjar at bellsouth.net>@trilug.org on 07/31/2002 10:39:31 AM
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> Please respond to trilug at trilug.org
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> Subject:    [TriLUG] How to connect two buildings a mile apart...
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> Not on topic but I'll give it a shot... I need to connect two buildings
> about a mile apart... I currently have two T1's (one is used for backup)
> between but the R&D folk don't think 1.5Mb is fast enough, go figure.
> There is line of sight between the two buildings so I was thinking of
> microwave or perhaps WiFi with a yagi antenna to make the beam more
> direction.  What would you do?

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