(usr-tc) Adding Hiper DSP to Netserver/Quad modem chassis
I have an older TC chassis with T1/PRI, Quad modem, Netserver PRI, and NMC cards, and two 45amp power supplies. The Netserver and NMC have 16mb ram added (total of 20 I think, the cards have 4mb on board if I remember). I saw a posting to the list indicating that a Hiper DSP card could be added to the chassis as long as the modem density was set properly in the Netserver card for the slot that the Hiper DSP card occupies. Does anyone know if certain versions of software are required in the Netserver and/or NMC to work with the Hiper DSP? I haven't upgraded the software in those cards for quite some time since the chassis works great (except for the occasional modems that won't answer--requires a chassis reset every 60 days or so) and my customers get great x2 and v.90 connects (I use the box myself and usually get a 49333 with the occasional 52000 and 53333--amazing considering we're using channelized T1's with AMI/D4 on this box). If anyone is running a Hiper DSP in a TC chassis similar to mine, I would appreciate feedback on what software versions you're running and how the box has performed after adding the Hiper DSP. Thanks in advance for any assistance and/or info. Tim Brown SumterNet, Inc. - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
You need an upgrade to the NMC card if I'm not mistaken. Plus you need new software for the netserver. Paul Farber Farber Technology farber@admin.f-tech.net Ph 570-628-5303 Fax 570-628-5545 On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Tim Brown wrote:
I have an older TC chassis with T1/PRI, Quad modem, Netserver PRI, and NMC cards, and two 45amp power supplies. The Netserver and NMC have 16mb ram added (total of 20 I think, the cards have 4mb on board if I remember). I saw a posting to the list indicating that a Hiper DSP card could be added to the chassis as long as the modem density was set properly in the Netserver card for the slot that the Hiper DSP card occupies. Does anyone know if certain versions of software are required in the Netserver and/or NMC to work with the Hiper DSP? I haven't upgraded the software in those cards for quite some time since the chassis works great (except for the occasional modems that won't answer--requires a chassis reset every 60 days or so) and my customers get great x2 and v.90 connects (I use the box myself and usually get a 49333 with the occasional 52000 and 53333--amazing considering we're using channelized T1's with AMI/D4 on this box). If anyone is running a Hiper DSP in a TC chassis similar to mine, I would appreciate feedback on what software versions you're running and how the box has performed after adding the Hiper DSP. Thanks in advance for any assistance and/or info. Tim Brown SumterNet, Inc.
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Hi, The other person is correct. The NMC will need a ROM upgrade to 8k and the software will also need upgrading. On the Compatibility matrix, you should upgrade to at least TCS 3.3, which will have the NMC at 5.5.5, the Netserver at 3.8.1 and the DSP card at 1.2.37. You didn't state whether your T1 card is 186 or 386, but I noticed that there is no latest code for the 186. If you use TCM, don't forget to upgrade that first to 5.5.1 (or better). We ran for a short while with a hiperDSP in a netserver rack. It seemed to be just fine, but we had purchased the upgrade bundle that included the hiperARC and within a few days had swapped that in. You should be able to do up to 96 modems in your rack with the netserver. Remember that the power supplies will no longer be redundant once you put in the DSP. Wayne Barber Coastal Telco Services
-----Original Message----- From: owner-usr-tc@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-usr-tc@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Tim Brown Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:02 AM To: usr-tc@lists.xmission.com Subject: (usr-tc) Adding Hiper DSP to Netserver/Quad modem chassis
I have an older TC chassis with T1/PRI, Quad modem, Netserver PRI, and NMC cards, and two 45amp power supplies. The Netserver and NMC have 16mb ram added (total of 20 I think, the cards have 4mb on board if I remember). I saw a posting to the list indicating that a Hiper DSP card could be added to the chassis as long as the modem density was set properly in the Netserver card for the slot that the Hiper DSP card occupies. Does anyone know if certain versions of software are required in the Netserver and/or NMC to work with the Hiper DSP? I haven't upgraded the software in those cards for quite some time since the chassis works great (except for the occasional modems that won't answer--requires a chassis reset every 60 days or so) and my customers get great x2 and v.90 connects (I use the box myself and usually get a 49333 with the occasional 52000 and 53333--amazing considering we're using channelized T1's with AMI/D4 on this box). If anyone is running a Hiper DSP in a TC chassis similar to mine, I would appreciate feedback on what software versions you're running and how the box has performed after adding the Hiper DSP. Thanks in advance for any assistance and/or info. Tim Brown SumterNet, Inc.
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We had real problems when we tried to run the HiPer DSP's with the Netserver. Throughput dropped off considerably and anyone playing games (e.g. Quake) over the Internet would complain incessantly. Tim Brown wrote:
I have an older TC chassis with T1/PRI, Quad modem, Netserver PRI, and NMC cards, and two 45amp power supplies. The Netserver and NMC have 16mb ram added (total of 20 I think, the cards have 4mb on board if I remember). I saw a posting to the list indicating that a Hiper DSP card could be added to the chassis as long as the modem density was set properly in the Netserver card for the slot that the Hiper DSP card occupies. Does anyone know if certain versions of software are required in the Netserver and/or NMC to work with the Hiper DSP? I haven't upgraded the software in those cards for quite some time since the chassis works great (except for the occasional modems that won't answer--requires a chassis reset every 60 days or so) and my customers get great x2 and v.90 connects (I use the box myself and usually get a 49333 with the occasional 52000 and 53333--amazing considering we're using channelized T1's with AMI/D4 on this box). If anyone is running a Hiper DSP in a TC chassis similar to mine, I would appreciate feedback on what software versions you're running and how the box has performed after adding the Hiper DSP. Thanks in advance for any assistance and/or info. Tim Brown SumterNet, Inc.
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