TDM Solutions
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OCx
Service providers of broadband intensive services such as web hosting, DSL, WiMax, and un-metered dial-up with high subscriber rates find OCx as the final scale point for network growth. Optical Carrier (OC) circuits are provisioned via fiber networks and provide carrier-grade throughput speeds when terminated into a carrier network for bandwidth transit.
OCx service is available at the following rates:
- OC-1 - 51.84 Mbps (base multiple)
- OC-3 - 155.52 Mbps
- OC-12 - 622.08 Mbps
- OC-48 - 2.488 Gbps
- OC-192- 10 Gbps
Since OCx service is all optical fiber, it ties into a carriers SONET infrastructure for completely redundant self-healing delivery. Providers advancing from copper based DS-3 networks will typically enjoy the price savings of built-in redundancy as well as the scalability of an optical fiber access loop.
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DS-3
To meet the ever-expanding need of high-end IP throughput for today's large enterprise, tier-one providers are rapidly expanding their DS-3 footprint, making this carrier-grade Internet connection a viable option for more and more corporate buyers. A DS-3, also called a T3, is a dedicated circuit delivered by a LEC via traditional local copper networks and, in some cases, over fiber. In its full rate form, a DS-3 has the same capacity of 28 T1s. Like a T1, a DS-3 can be channelized to deliver voice as well as data. When channelized for voice, a DS-3 can hold 672 individual 64 kbps POTs lines. When connected to a tier-one carrier edge router however, it delivers 45 Mbps of bi-directional Internet connectivity.
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T1
A T1 is the standard bearer for reliable, fast and cost effective Internet connectivity for businesses in America. T1s provide a dependable 1.54 Mbps of throughput, or 24 times the speed of a standard dial up connection. As the circuits are delivered over dedicated copper connections providing constant data throughput, both for upload and download, T1s are ideal for all aspects of business that depend on Internet Connectivity from e-mail access, web conferencing and e-commerce applications. T1s are considered to be the building blocks of business Internet Connectivity as they can be used by themselves, or bundled together to form multi-meg circuits. Their dependability and consistent data throughput (as opposed to DSL connections) make them ideal for the transit of both data applications as well as business class VoIP.
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To discuss "TDM Solutions" with Open Access
Contact an Open Access Account Executive to help determine if OA TDM solutions makes sense for your business. An Open Access Network Engineer will help with overall analysis of your current network and your future needs.
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