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What is a Fractional T-1 Line?

A Fractional T1 is a private, dedicated leased line that goes directly from your office to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), providing a guaranteed transmission speed. Leased lines provide guaranteed bandwidth, since they are not shared with other users. Fractional T1 lines are cheaper than at full T1 (1.544Mbps). The most common fractional T1 speeds are 256 Kbps & 384 Kbps.

 

What is a Frame Relay T1?

Frame Relay is a high-speed data transport technology that gives you private network performance at an affordable prices. It uses packet-switched protocol to send information in frames through a shared Frame-Relay network. Instead of being allocated on a fixed amount of bandwidth, Frame-Relay services offer a CIR (committed information rate) at which data is transmitted.

 

What is a Point-2-Point T1?

A Point-2-Point T1 delivers lightning fast and highly reliable Internet access over a private line, direct from your office LAN to the network. Point-to-Point T1s offer continual, maximum throughput at the contracted bandwidth speed 24/7/365. Because a point-2-point offers the most guaranteed dedicated connection available, this service is also recommended for companies transferring private files or using corporate VPNs and WANs.

 

What is a Voice T1?

A Voice T1 is a multi-channel digital transmission system that allows for digitized voice services at 1.544 Mbps. A Voice T1 comes straight from the broadband provider's backbone and will support up to 24 voice lines for inbound/outbound & 2-way local, regional, and overseas voice services. This makes a Voice T1 a very stable and reliable connection that can simultaneously provide access to networks, or switching centers.