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With all of the excitement surrounding the high end of the T1/T3 multiplexer market, the quieter, traditional T1 market is sometimes overlooked. The whiz-bang glitz that once surrounded these technologies […]

Distributed computing and the increases in bursty data traffic resulting from it have led to enhanced services for nearly ubiquitous highspeed connectivity. Over the past five years, T1 and T3 […]

As the market for digital wideband products and services has evolved, so has the market for equipment to keep all of these networks running. Even though the carriers provide excellent […]

Multiplexing and switching products are generally considered the 'heart' of widebrand networks. In fact, there are so many of these products that they are broken out into separate tables. In […]

Even though we sometimes ignore this factor, we mus remember that the network exists to meet current computing needs. Computing networks should not be overly affected by what we think […]

Although the devices listed in Table 6 may be considered to be specialty devices today, they are in no way less important than the devices in the other tables. In […]

Table 7 lists a number of suppliers for wideband digital services, In the post-deregulation era, competition is increasingly intense and the variety of services offered is likewise increasingly complex In […]

While not as complex as the typical T1 multiplexing system, the basic CSU (channel service unit) is just as integral a part of the T1 network. Sometimes referred T1 mode […]

Over the past decade, digital wideband technology has become the preferred method of wide area networking for the majority of corporate America. The reason is simple: it's cheaper! The carriers […]

Multiplexing and switching products are generally considered the 'heart' of wideband networks. Table 1 lists suppliers of most of these types of systems broken into a few general categories. We […]

Low-bit-rate voice has user benefits but what is is future? Low bit rate voice--the technology of transmitting voice conversations over digital facilities with far less than the traditional 64-kbps per […]

Fast packet solves bandwidth-hungry data needs Fast packet--the hot new technology for public and private wideband networks--has sent shockwaves throughout the traditional T1 industry. This excitement stems from fast packet […]

Diagnostic tools target T1, LAN, ISDN needs At the center of today's communications test equipment market are three driving forces: the proliferation of T1 circuits, the growth of ISDN, and […]

Dealing with X.25 riding on a T1 backbone network One of the most persistent and perplexing questions network managers face is where to use X.25 and where to use T1 […]

Data traffic drives growth of T1 market, opens the way for T3 Voice. It once was the sole existence for T1. Today a torrent of new applications carrying data and […]

Has ivdeoconferencing found its niche? Network managers face an increasingly complex world of rapidly evolving data and communications technology. As a result, network users are growing more diverse and sophisticated […]

What do carriers really offer in fractional T1? When mst readers begin an article such as thin one, which intends to reveal what is really the case for a certain […]

Although not as complex as typical T1 multiplexing systems, the channel service unit (CSU) is an integral part of the T1 network. Sometimes referred to as the 'T1 modem' because […]

As the market for digital wideband products and services has evolved, so has the market for equipment to keep all of these networks running. Even though the carriers provide excellent […]

Though most long distance bandwidth is now provided by common carriers, there are still a lot of applications for private digital transmission equipment. In most cases, once the distance between […]

Formerly an analog device, the PBX is rapidly evolving to serve the digital network. Several years ago, even the more sophisticated 'digital PBXs' still primarily supported analog trunks. Channel banks […]

Channel banks help link medical center to remote facility When it was founded in 1899, Erlanger Hospital was Chattanooga's first modern health care facility. Today Erlanger Medical Center ranks as […]

High-speed LAN internetworking So you want to build a network! Today ther are a bewildering number of options available for LAN-to-LAN connectivity over WANs. A variety of solutions are available […]

NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS BLAST NETWORK BUGS The communications test equipment industry has good news for network managers, communications equipment developers and telephone companies. It has been busy addressing user needs […]

T1 USHERS IN LOW-BIT-RATE VOICE One of the continuing, pressing questions facing the telecom industry is whether digital bandwidth will become so inexpensive that the use of low-bit-rate voice will […]

PBXs vs. T1 MUXES: COMPETITIVE OR COMPLEMENTARY? Whenever the topic of T1 is discussed, two products are generally mentioned: T1 multiplexers and PBXs. Using one or the other with T1 […]

T1 NETWORK MANAGEMENT HOW MUCH GLITZ? As the market for networking T1 multiplexers matures, increasing numbers of manufacturers are developing functional systems. The scramble for market shares has taken vendors […]

FRACTIONAL T1 OFFERS NEW EFFICIENCIES Representing the newest innovation in T1 transmission technology, FT1 (fractional T1) offers a multitude of possibilities for configuring networks for efficiency, fault-tolerance and cost savings. […]

MOLDING T1 INTO ISDN Few issues in telecommunications have been as nebulous over the past few years as ISDN. We've been through the joke period ('I smell dollars now!') and […]

T3 NETS REQUIRE STRONG, FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT Ten years ago, before the 'future shock' of divestiture, network management was of concern chiefly to employees of AT&T. During the 1980s, of course, […]

NETWORKED T1 MUXES OR DACSs: WHICH TO USE? One of the first decisions to make when planning a T1 network is what type of technology to use. The possible hardware […]

Even thought most long-distance bandwidth is now provided by common carriers, many applications exist for private digital transmission equipment. In most cases, once the distance between network points exceeds twenty […]

T1 usage continues to shift toward data and the trend will continue, says report As T1 technology and carrier services mature, users are changing the mix of applications they are […]

As fiber extends farther into the access network, the dependence on copper-based T1/E1 technologies for data communications diminishes. Standards-based solutions are now available that can provide virtual T1/E1 Ethernet access [...]

UNIVERSITY PIONEERS FRACTIONAL T1 APPLICATIONS For some users, the recent flood of fractional T1 service and product introductions has opened up and a vast array of new networking possibilities. For […]

'We have the best technology platform in the retailing industry, and the network is the enabler that makes it all happen.' That's how the importance of networking is explained by […]

N.E.T. president Warmenhove to spearhead decentralized management strategies With the November appointment of Dan Warmenhoven as president and chief operating officer of Network Equipment Technologies, the Redwood City, Calif. provider […]

High-speed fiber links fuel demand for new network management tools, says Verilink chief Leigh Belden, cofounder and president of Verilink Corp., predicts that the public network will carry 'cheap bits […]