joew@trwind.trw.com (Joe Wiesenfeld) (12/23/89)
I am looking for a way to possibly utilize existing copper to interface Lan Bridges between buildings. The Lan Bridges have two available interfaces, a modular connector to directly plug into a DS-1 at 1.5xx mb/s or a configurable rate RS-530 interface. The existing copper was installed as part of a campus PBX procurement, and there are available pairs running from the central PBX location to the various buildings where it is desired to install local building LANs. The question is: are there DSU's available that can be interconnected directly via the existing copper or is additional equipment required between the DSU's? Further, should we elect lower than T-1 rates such as 56 kbps modems, are there modems available that can be directly hard wired eliminating the PBX? I know that we can utilize 9600 baud modems through the PBX but this solution would not provide adequate bandwidth for the anticipated appalication. Thanks in advance for your responses. Joe Wiesenfeld Systems Engineer TRW Information Networks Division Internet: joew@trwind.ind.trw.com USMail: 1001 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701 (508)879-7376