They have been warning of discontinued support for some time, however, the csmx cards are in fact still supported through TAOS Release 10.0.1, which is a paid release. The latest free version, 9.0.9, still supports these cards as well. Any compatibility issues you speak of should be addressed in the TAOS Release Notes, but I successfully run mixed environments of csmx, csm3v, madd, and madd-2 cards all on the same chassis. -Nick # If you got two copies, I apologize. I was told to trim all the signature nonsense and resend. At 11:50 AM 6/4/2002 -0700, Joe Max wrote: >I'd go with the multi-dsp cards. The csmx cards are not even supported in >the newest versions of TAOS. > >However, you should check with Lucent about any incompatibility >when types of cards are present on the same chassis. > > >>From: Joe Pautler <pautler at lurch.cit.buffalo.edu> >>To: Ascend Mailing List <ascend-users at bungi.com> >>Subject: (ASCEND) TNT - csmx cards vs multi-dsp cards >>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:11:41 -0400 >> >> >>I have a MAX TNT chassis (running 9.0.9) that terminates v.90 modem calls >>that it receives via a T3. In other words, the chassis has a T3 feeding >>into it, an ethernet card, and a bunch of modem cards. >> >>Currently 20 T1's are active on the T3. All modem cards currently >>installed are 48-port single-slot csmx cards. >> >>I'm going to buy another modem card, and enable some additional T1's. >>The question is, what modem card should I buy? I have yet to obtain >>any pricing, but my hunch is that the 96-port multi-dsp card doesn't >>cost twice as much as the 48-port csmx card. If that is true, >>is there any reason I should shy away from the multi-dsp >>card? >> >>At this time, all I need is the ability to terminate 56kbps v.90 >>modem connections, but additional functionality (v.92, ISDN, etc) for the >>same price is always a good thing. >> >>Thanks... >> >>-Joe ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com Archives: http://www.nexial.com/mailinglists/