Multi-link Frame Relay OR Load Balancing

Fri Sep 17 02:43:00 UTC 2004

You may want to consider a DS3.  In terms of access cost, the break even
point is usually right around 8 DS1's. The only caveat is you will need a
fiber connection to a LEC or CLEC to provide a connection.
If you want to stay with the DS1 route, in addition to frame, you may want
to consider ATM - IMA. That will bond everything into one nice 9mb
connection, and will downspeed if a few DS1's go down. 

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:44 PM
To: nanog at merit.edu
Subject: Multi-link Frame Relay OR Load Balancing

We are in the process of updating our internet connection to 8 t1's bound
together.  Due to price, our options have been narrowed to AT&T and MCI.
I have two questions:
1.  Which technology is better for binding t1's:  multi link frame relay
(mci's) or load balancing (att's)
2.  Which company has a better pop in Atlanta: mci or att?

We are in the Chattanooga TN area and our current connection is 6 t1's
through att but they will only bond 4 so they are split 4 and 2.

Bryce Enevoldson
Information Processing
Southern Adventist University