RE: T-1 Encap Preference

From: Chua, Parry (Parry.Chua@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Nov 28 2001 - 22:07:38 GMT-3


   
Cisco hdlc is not using the standard HDLC, therefore if your
non-cisco-remote using
hdlc, it may not work, hence use PPP is the best.

Parry Chua

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Hennigan [mailto:jay@west.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:42 AM
To: Kurt Bergsbaken
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: T-1 Encap Preference

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Kurt Bergsbaken wrote:

> Real-world question - on a typical point-to-point T1,
> is not the default HDLC encapsulation generally used?
> There seems to be school of thought that says PPP is
> the way to go. In commons scenarios, are these 2 interchangeable?

If both ends are Cisco, then HDLC makes the most sense as it's
default plug-and-play.

If either end is non-Cisco, then you'll have to use PPP.

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