Re: Links on the blink - reprise

[Paul Ferguson <pferguso () cisco com>]

At 05:47 PM 11/17/95 -0500, Sean Doran wrote:
  
> There are substantial disadvantages, too.
>
> In order to take advantage of the greater
> port-density(-per-dollar) on FR switches right now, the
> end user has to use FR, which is not always practical
> or desirable.  

One of the reasons why end users find frame-relay undesireable is
that they cannot be assured that their provider is not grossly
oversubscribed on PVC-per-port density. When you buy a T1 private
line, you can be assured that you're not sharing it with 120 other
end-users.  :-)

- paul