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Broadband Related => Broadband Technology => Topic started by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 01:29:07 PM

Title: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 01:29:07 PM
One of my three BRASs has just changed to 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK. Anyone know where that is?
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Black Sheep on December 23, 2015, 01:36:22 PM
FK = Falkirk. Would that make sense geographically ??
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 02:10:58 PM
@BlackSheep  Falkirk was my guess. All three used to be in Edinburgh, until this one was changed.
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 04:07:20 PM
Guessing, would RED be Redback Networks?
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 04:10:43 PM
"Falkirk" which should be "Fawkirk" as it was assumed that speakers were failing to pronounce an  /L/ !

"An Eaglais Bhreac" in Gaelic iirc (the speckled church)

[now how's that for off-topicness, but I just could not resist]
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Black Sheep on December 23, 2015, 04:20:53 PM
Guessing, would RED be Redback Networks?

No idea mate, not my 'thang'. There are lots of Red networks (and Black methinks), and I think it's just an indicator of the virtual path your circuit takes ??

All pure guesswork.
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 23, 2015, 04:26:11 PM
> All pure guesswork

Indeed so. :-)
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: tickmike on December 23, 2015, 11:44:30 PM
One of my three BRASs has just changed to 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK. Anyone know where that is?

Do you get any more speed on that one ?.
Title: Re: BRAS 21CN-BRAS-RED3-2401-FK
Post by: Weaver on December 24, 2015, 05:25:07 AM
I get higher sync rates due to ADSL2, but it's such a slow line (~2 Mbps) that it's the DSL link that is the limiting factor.

The change of BRAS was carried out by BT, presumably, rather than by Andrews and Arnold.

Hope I understood your point correctly.