Which Connection is Right for You?
|
User Applications |
Speeds |
Additional Benefits |
| DSL |
- Internet Connection
- E-mail
- Uploading/downloading large files
- LAN-to-LAN connectivity
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) Access
|
256 kbps - 3 Mbps |
- Can run two applications at once - i.e., browse Internet and talk on telephone
- Cost-effective
- Convenient Access
|
| Metro Ethernet |
- Internet Access
- Data/Video/VoIP
- Videoconferencing
- Bandwidth Flexibility
- Enterprise Internet
|
3 - 60 Mbps |
- Fiber Speeds over copper w/ bursting capability.
- Economically scalable bandwidth.
- Cut-line/alarmed protection.
- Cost-saving Ethernet hand-off.
|
| T3/DS-3 |
- Internet Connection
- E-mail
- Uploading/downloading large files
- LAN-to-LAN connectivity
|
45 Mbps - the fastest line available |
- Internet connectivity for mission-critical applications
- Very large bandwidth capacity
|
| ISDN |
- Internet Connection
- E-mail
- Voice/video/data transmission
- LAN-to-LAN services
- Videoconferencing/telecommuting/VPN
|
Up to 128 kbps |
- Simultaneous connections
- International communication standard
|
| ATM |
- Voice/video/data transmission on one medium
- LAN-to-LAN connectivity
- Enterprise Internet connection
- Business data center connectivity
|
3 Mbps and up |
- Flexible bandwidth
- Low delay
- Network distance not an issue
|
| T1/DS-1 |
- E-mail
- Central/large office Internet connection
- LAN-to-LAN connectivity
- Videoconferencing
|
1.5 Mbps |
- Clean audio and video signals
- Large bandwidth capacity
|
| Frame Relay |
- Transportation of large amounts of data
- LAN/Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity
- Access over T1 lines
|
64 - 768 kbps |
- Bandwidth on demand - use as much as you need in busy or slow times
|
| Dial-Up |
- Basic Internet Connection
- E-mail
|
56 kbps |
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