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I have 2 Cisco 2610xm routers with 1 T1 connecting offices.<br />
We want to increase capacity and would like to add another T1. &nbsp;It was told to me that I can add an additonal T1 card {WIC-1DSU-T1-V2} and enable the multi-link point to point. <br />
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My concern / questions are as follows:<br />
1) Does this make the two T1's act as a single pipe?<br />
2) In the event of 1 T1 going down will this affect both links if they are joined? Or just my performance throughput?<br />
3) What better options are there available?<br />
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Thanks in advance for your help.<br />
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Matthew Jones<br />

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I have 2 Cisco 2610xm routers with 1 T1 connecting offices.
We want to increase capacity and would like to add another T1.  It was told to me that I can add an additonal T1 card {WIC-1DSU-T1-V2} and enable the multi-link point to point. 

My concern / questions are as follows:
1) Does this make the two T1's act as a single pipe?
2) In the event of 1 T1 going down will this affect both links if they are joined? Or just my performance throughput?
3) What better options are there available?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Matthew Jones


Cisco 2610XM router abilities

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