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Why is T-1 24 Channels? (telecomm)

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for a good write-up. Essentially, it says that Bell Labs started muxing channels together, and just added more until the performance suffered, so they stopped at 24 channels.

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Charles G. Gray Senior Lecturer, Information Technology Oklahoma State University - Tulsa (918) 594-8433

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Sorry, that's not the real reason.

Bill Horne Moderator

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Gray, Charles
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Either a guess or a vague recollection, I'm not sure which:

The old analog mux hierarchy was based on a first-level of 24 to 1 multiplexing, and T1's designers wanted to keep the same office layout and cabling rules that grouped 24 pairs together between switching gear, transmission gear, and patch panels.

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