Paul,

If the apllication is designed for multi-tier access then you could get
away with the slower link. We run a very intensive multi-tier project
over cable modem links with very good results.

If not, then you might want to talk to Bell Nexxia, I have a client who
just got Bell to price out a 10mb/s dedicated link at $1500 CDN per
month (although they were talking a high number of locations).


Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Schmidt [mailto:paul@...]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:40 PM
> To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ib-support] Hypothetical Situation
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> Dear list,
> hypothetical situation, trying to figure which direction to recommend
> on a project.
>
> I have a client with two offices Toronto and Vancouver, and we are
> trying to figure the best game plan.
>
> What do you think of this idea?
>
> Put a big server into the Toronto office, put a fraction of a T1 from
> each office, to the Internet Backbone. Then use a VPN tunnel to
> connect Vancouver to the server in Toronto.
>
> Okay, the $50,000 question, will forcing a transaction through the
> tunnel (roughly a 3000 mile trip, one way) have any ill effects, will
> the tunnel affect the performance of the transaction? Roughly 40% of
> the transactions come from Vancouver, would that be too much tunnel
> traffic? What about adding additional offices, say Montreal, Halifax
> and New York City?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
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> Paul Schmidt,
> Tricat Technologies
> Email: paul@...
> Website: www.tricattechnologies.com
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