The remote side

It's also important to consider the products used on the remote side of an ISDN connection. Their purchase and support costs can be much higher than the cost of the net equipment.

The Ascend Communications, Inc. Pipeline 25 configured as a bridge and two plain old telephone service (POTS) ports, priced at $895 without compression and $1,195 with, is the price leader. The Gandalf Technologies, Inc. 5242i includes compression, which makes it much faster than the Pipeline 25 on many files, but it costs $1,450 when equipped with a POTS port.

- Bob Larribeau