Re: Re-engineering the public switched network

[David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>]

  > 
  > I don't know the technology enough to be sure of this, but can't this whole
  > thing be accomplished without any involvement of the telco's at all?  Why
  > can't a standard be developed to accomplish this strictly by changes to the
  > software on the subscriber's PC or Mac and in the ISP's equipment?  An
  > Internet connection would be set up via the D channel for low bandwidth
  > traffic.  When the traffic gets higher the subscriber's end would dial in on
  > a B channel .....
  
  That assumes that D channels GO somewhere....
  
  While D was conceived as offering packet connectivity as well as
  call setup data, it gets little use for that. To do so, the LEC
  must install & maintain a packet switching network. Big Bux.
  They charge accordingly.....
  
  
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