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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Subject: Re: 5ESS vs GTD5 in relation to ISDN capability
- Message-ID: <bob1.724948218@cos>
- Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
- References: <BzLnJL.E1H@well.sf.ca.us>
- Distribution: world
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:30:18 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- In <BzLnJL.E1H@well.sf.ca.us> nlane@well.sf.ca.us (Nathan D. Lane) writes:
-
- >Here at my local phone company, perhaps the worst in the U.S. (GTE), they
- >have indicated to me that they have 5ESS in two areas of their phone switch
- >network. They indicated to me that 5ESS would NOT do ISDN, which I know
- >to be utter c--p after reading this group. Unfortunately, I do not connect
- >with a 5ESS switch - I connect with a GTD5, which I think is Northern
- >Telecom. Does anyone know (GTE doesn't) if the GTD5 is capable of ISDN
-
- The GTD5 is GTE's own design switch machine. I am not certain, but I
- believe they gave up on converting it to ISDN. The GTD5 can 'talk' to
- most any other digital switch, but if they did indeed abandon the ISDN
- conversion, it follows that it won't talk ISDN to anything.
-
- >and can it talk with a 5ESS? I would like connectivity to the bay area,
- >which is Pacific Bell, and I know they have a good ISDN offering. Whereas
- >Santa Barbara just got DOV (19.2Kbps multiplexed via subcarrier on phone
- >line) six months ago. I cannot afford ADN (56Kbps) or the $2000 price
- >tag on the switched 56K offering (which is supposed to go into MY phone
- >switch because GTE claims it is not isdn capable). I really need to do
- >NFS and X across my line, but at 19.2K, these are pretty unreasonable.
- >I telecommute 90% of the time to work (even though only 12 miles away,
- >due to interruptions from users). I have received responses from those in
- >my local area (Thanks to Rockwell CMC!) that ISDN is a LONG, LONG ways
- >off for us. However, I just wanted to know if the GTD5 is capable of the
- >ISDN, as well as a stock, base 5ESS (does it need upgrades to do ISDN or
- >is it a standard capability?)
-
- >Thank you for any responses.
-
- You're welcome.
-
- >-Nathan Lane
- >Triicon Systems, Santa Barbara, CA
- >nlane@well.sf.ca.us
-
- Bob.
-
-