Re: Cisco's AIP vs HSSI

[Avi Freedman <freedman () netaxs com>]

>       The orginal question can be paraphrased as; "which
>       board is better" (see the subject line).
>       Tim S. couched his replies in the form of an ATM only
>       solution.  I feel that the HSSI board was not designed
>       as such.  Your comments seem to back up my assertions.
>       I would claim that for raw throughput, and assuming
>       the DS3 daughtercard for the AIP, that the HSSI board
>       delivers more useful bits at the expense of an outboard
>       CSU.  This is based on my feeling that HDLC is more efficent
>       than ATM signaling/framing.

Agreed...
But it's not a feeling, it's a fact :)

> --bill

Avi

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