[5397] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cisco's AIP vs HSSI
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Lothberg)
Thu Oct 17 17:49:09 1996
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 16:28:43 MET DST
From: Peter Lothberg <roll@Stupi.SE>
To: salo@msc.edu (Tim Salo)
Cc: bmanning@ISI.EDU, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 15 Oct 1996 13:25:10 -0500 (CDT)
> I suppose my answer could be refined as:
>
> o If you need an ATM solution, use the AIP card.
>
> o If you merely want a DS-3 or slower point-to-point link between
> two routers, test both solutions, (or talk to someone who has),
> to determine which solution has better performance; or
>
> o If you want a point-to-point connection between two routers at
> speeds faster than HSSI can support (a bit more than 45 Mbps,
> I think) use the AIP card.
>
> Again, you should also consult your router vendor. They should be giving
> you all this information and more. For example, you might discuss a
> OC-3c IP over SONET solution for point-to-point connections.
> -tjs
I would suggest the POS card over the AIP card for a
local-interconnect....
-Peter
