T1 Point To Point, The Best Choice For Multiple Site Businesses!
A T1 Point To Point, or private line (opposed to a Virtual Private Network), is a physical line between two locations. It is totally transparent, so with a point to point circuit, two sites are physically connected to the network as if they were in the same location! The line is delivered from demarcation point to demarcation point. The T1 line data rate is 1.544 Mbps, or 1,544,000 bits per second. It is called a transport and is more reliable than standard telephone lines or DSL. T1's are the bread and butter of many high profile providers. Therefore, they give T1 lines a much greater level of service. A Service Level Agreement can provide guaranteed service on such things as speed, up-time, and latency. The primary advantage of a P2P line is that it is both dedicated and private. Businesses who desire the highest security access between locations available often opt for this service. The variables are endless because there are virtually no restrictions on how it can be used, assuming you have the right equipment and a source at one end of the P2P. The terms point-to-point and point-to-multipoint can used to describe this service. It is a way to connect PBX's or multiple servers. Private lines can also be used to restrict Internet access to a single location. One example is if many locations are "tied" to a central corporate server, an administrator can monitor and service all Internet access to and from the remote location(s). A T1 Point to Point line is usually the first choice for business applications such as hosting web and email servers. You can also do audio and video conferencing as well. Because a P2P offers the most guaranteed dedicated connection available, it is desired by companies transferring private files or using corporate VPNs and WANs. An example of this type of T1 is as follows. A company's home office might have hundreds of telephone lines and huge Internet access pipes installed at one location due to best service agreements. Using a P2P T1, it can transmit any combination of telephone lines, Internet access, and data between remote offices to share software systems. It can also act as a PBX as though every sites personnel were in the same building! The benefits of P2P are numerous, but know that it has some disadvantages. If you do not have a central server or system, some services, such as Frame Relay, can provide an even better ROI (or Return On Investment). The main advantage of Frame Relay over T1 Point To Point is that it enables you to only need one connection from each site to enable you to be linked to all sites. For example, if a company had 4 offices that all need to be connected to each other, It would need 6 circuits. But, with frame relay, It needs only 4. Frame Relay enables the job to be done with 1/3 fewer circuits. The user can also connect a PVC to the Internet in order to incorporate LAN and WAN networks, and its Internet Bandwidth requirements into a single network architecture. Of course one shoe does not fit every foot, so do your homework!
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