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Is Frame Relay Dead?

March 14, 2010 No comments yet

  As a WAN technology it seems that the curtains are beginning to close on frame relay. Qwest Communications recently eliminated it’s promotions on this technology – making the cost of frame relay almost cost prohibitive for customers.  Today you can get an MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) T-1 with a new programmed Adtran router, installed [...]

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Thoughts on WAN

January 31, 2010 No comments yet

Wide Area Networks or WANs come in many different colors. If you do a Google search for WAN the first recommendation that they give you is Wanda Sykes, or Wanda Syke’s wife.  If you’ve never seen or heard a comedy bit from her, it’s worth while – she is very funny!  I just found out [...]

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