9/24    What does the T1 in "T1 connection" stand for?
        \_ its useless telco jargon, which doesn't really mean anything
           significant any more.
        \_ T1 was used to describe a specfic type of carrier equipment way back
           when. Now is just describes a general carrier system..
                \-that's right. DS-1, OC-x ... these all stand for something
                but t1 doenst really. it might have meant "telephone co", but
                ds-1 is a more precise term. there is also E1 and E3 which are
                similar but for europe. --psb
        \_ What's the speed of T1 and T3 connections then?  What other Tx
           connections are there?
                \_ those are the only T's people use.  See DS-x & OC-x for
                   faster connections.
                \_ T-1 = 1.5 Mbps (slower than 10Mb ethernet)
                   T-3 = 45 Mbps