[38810] in North American Network Operators' Group
Frame-Relay vs. ATM?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Los, Ralph)
Fri Jun 15 13:04:08 2001
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From: "Los, Ralph" <rlos@EnvestNet.com>
To: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:00:11 -0500
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Hello everyone,
I apologize for putting this out to everyone, but I don't know the
answer to this question and I feel it's best to go to the source.
My company is forcing me to do a Frame vs. ATM cost-benefit
comparison. The Frame-Relay connection would be PVC's connecting 3 sites,
Chicago, West-Coast, East-cost (offices). I am attempting to do
video-on-demand, voice-over-IP, and data over these pipes, and would like to
ability to do Internet+private LAN connecting all 3 sites for file-sharing,
email sharing, etc without having to do VPN over the Internet.
My question? What is the benefit of Frame-Relay from say, Sprint or
AT&T versus an ATM connection for all 3 sites from Savvis or Broadwing? I'm
trying to find the technical details and merits behind both these
methods/technologies. Any replies would be appreciated off-list, and I will
send a aggregate report to anyone interested.
Thank you much everyone for answers in advance,
Ralph M. Los
Asst. Vice-President, Internet Systems and Security
EnvestNet Advisory Corp.
rlos@envestnet.com
(312) 827-3945 (direct)
(312) 296-9003 (wireless w/voicemail)
