Question : What T1 and E1 Connections

Dear All,

Can anybody tell me the exact means of T1 and E1 connections? where it will be use ful?
Difference between these two connections.

Answer : What T1 and E1 Connections

E1 is the European standard which carries data at a rate of 2048 kpbs.
T1 is the United States standard, and is also used in Canada and Japan, and carries data at a rate
of 1544 kbps.

Read more here:

http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.uk/site/files/Documents/HowTo/c613-16052-00-A.pdf

More:  http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/E1.html

Similar to the North American T-1, E1 is the European format for digital transmission.

E1 carries signals at 2 Mbps (32 channels at 64Kbps, with 2 channels reserved for signaling and controlling), versus the T1, which carries signals at 1.544 Mbps (24 channels at 64Kbps). E1 and T1 lines may be interconnected for international use.