of Communications"
"
The Wise Way to The World
of Communications"
ISDN US PRODUCTS REVIEW
by M. Lee Gilbreath
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Model |
26/06/97 |
Features |
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Price |
POTS |
Compression |
Interface |
IP interf |
Users |
Other Features |
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Internal ISDN Modems Comparison |
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US Robotics |
Sportster ISDN |
$239,95 |
Y |
N |
ISA |
TA |
1 |
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Motorola |
BitSurfr Pro |
$289,95 |
Y |
N |
ISA |
TA |
1 |
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Ascend |
NetWarp 128 |
$179,95 |
N |
Y |
ISA |
TA |
1 |
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Ascend |
NetWarp 128 Pro |
$269,95 |
1 |
Y |
ISA |
TA |
1 |
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External ISDN Modems Comparison |
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Motorola |
BitSurfr |
$209,95 |
N |
N |
Serial |
TA |
1 |
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Motorola |
BitSurfr Pro |
$309,95 |
Y |
N |
Serial |
TA |
1 |
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Adtran |
Express XR |
$269,00 |
N |
P |
Serial |
TA |
1 |
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Adtran |
Express XRT |
$369,00 |
Y |
P |
Serial |
TA |
1 |
No Xtra com w/Ext Modem |
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US Robotics |
Databurst 128K |
$239,95 |
N |
Y |
Paral |
TA |
1 |
S/T Interface avail - $210 |
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Ascend |
Pipeline 25-Fx |
$499,00 |
Y |
N |
Serial |
Bridge |
4 |
Technically a multiuser |
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Ascend |
Pipeline 25-Px |
$539,00 |
Y |
N |
Serial |
Router |
1 |
ADIA |
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External ISDN Multiuser Modems Comparison |
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US Robotics |
LANLink Router |
$679,95 |
Y |
? |
Net |
Router |
Unlim |
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Cisco |
Pro 762 |
$519,00 |
N |
Note1 |
Net |
Router |
Note1 |
S/T Interface avail - $489 |
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Cisco |
Pro 766 |
$649,00 |
N |
Note1 |
Net |
Router |
Note1 |
S/T Interface avail - $599 |
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WebRamp |
Entre' |
$639,00 |
Y |
N |
TP |
Router |
Unlim |
Includes 4port10BaseT Hub |
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WebRam |
1X8R |
$669,00 |
N |
N |
TP |
Router |
Unlim |
Includes 8port 10BaseT Hub |
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ACC |
Congo Bridge Router |
$589,00 |
Y |
Y |
Net |
B/R |
Unlim |
Dual Hosting Capable |
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ACC |
Congo Voice Router |
$659,00 |
Y |
Y |
Net |
B/R |
Dual Hosting Capable |
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Ascend |
Pipeline 50 |
$619,00 |
N |
Y |
Net |
B/R |
Multiprotocol / No Dual Host |
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Ascend |
Pipeline 75 |
$699,00 |
Y |
Y |
Net |
B/R |
Multiprotocol / No Dual Host |
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Adtran |
Express XL |
$839,00 |
Like Pipeline 50 |
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Adtran |
Express XLT |
$899,00 |
Like Pipeline 75 |
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Note 1: Cisco sells different levels of access software
B/R = Bridge / Router
Note also that many of the routers will also route IPX
ACC = Advanced Computer Communications