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Leased Line Provider

PDF Price list of all Broadband and leased line packages

Leased Lines

Is your route to the internet slowing you down?

Before you look at leased lines, why not look at load balancing.. not only can you drastically increase your ADSL bandwidth, you can also prevent total loss of business connectivity. Load Balancing can provide up to a 70Meg connection, YES 70 Meg..

Why tolerate the hold-ups and slow traffic associated with dial-up access to the Internet? A leased line connection from Equinox offers fast, reliable connection for all your data traffic.

With our leased lines portfolio, ranging from 64Kb to 2Mb, Equinox can promote the commercial benefits that technology can bring to your business.

Enhanced Internet Performance

A leased line is a permanent, dedicated connection to the Internet which brings enhanced Internet performance and reliability. The prohibitive call charges of ISDN and the insufficiencies of the standard dial-up connection mean that our leased line service is the cost-effective alternative, supplying your business with a high-speed connection at a fixed annual price. With no call or usage charges, you pay upfront for unlimited use.

Seamless Connectivity

Our clients enjoy the benefits of an International network and a tradition of offering fixed connections to the Internet. Our services demonstrate an understanding of customer requirements, providing a seamless process which goes beyond the basics of connectivity. Router configuration and management, service monitoring and onsite repair services are just some of the added extras on offer.

There are two main types of service:

	1)Internet Connectivity: You are connected to the Internet backbone via Points of Presence (POPs). The line is terminated on Internet Gateway routers at these facilities. These devices have a 100Mb Ethernet connection to the Internet backbone. Equinox provide a managed router at your site to connect your LAN.
	2)Point-to-Point Branch Office Connections: A leased line that creates a permanent connection between two branch offices. This may be used for data or voice services between the two sites

Leased lines ranging from 64Kb up to 2Mb are available for purchase with the appropriate Internet bandwidth. We are happy to discuss larger capacity circuits up to 622Mb where required. The following will be supplied as standard with your line:

	X.21 interface. This is a standard interface for data connectivity. We will also discuss other interface options with you.
	30 working days should be allowed for installation (of the first circuit on site) from the time of order.

We supply the following routers, dependent on the type of leased line selected:

	Cisco 805 for circuits of 64k to 512k.
	1601R for lines above 512 kbps up to 2048 kbps.
	1603R & WIC-1T for any line up to 2048 kbps with ISDN backup.

Please note: For circuits over 2Mbps, the router required will depend on the type of line. For example, an 8 Mbps line (E2) will require a Cisco 3620 with either an NM-4T or a HSSI. For lines of 34Mbps and over, please discuss your requirements with us so these can be accommodated.

Bandwidth
Internet Bandwidth is included with leased lines that are dedicated to Internet access. This means that you can use bandwidth 24/7 at no extra cost.

Dedicated IP address
A fixed IP address will be assigned to the external interface of the router. We can accommodate client requests for additional IP addresses.

DNS
The router will be configured with servers providing DNS service.

DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) will be enabled on the router unless otherwise requested. This will assign IP addresses to PC's on your LAN.

Alarm Based Monitoring
We will proactively notify you of any problems through alarm based monitoring of your managed router. The availability of the router interface will be checked by pinging this every 5 minutes. This service is available only on routers that are connected to our network.

Additional Services

Router Installation
Routers can be leased to you on a monthly basis. If you request a managed router, we can configure, dispatch, monitor and support this. Typically the router will be dispatched to the client's site and if requested, onsite installation can be arranged. Any managed routers supplied will be password protected and will require no user intervention.

We operate a return to base service for clients whose managed router is found to be faulty. An onsite same day replacement service can be taken as an additional option.

Tiered Support
Support staff will act as the first point of contact to "troubleshoot" line problems and escalate where required. For extra piece of mind why not take advantage of the following onsite hardware support options.

Please contact us with your requirements.

Leased Line Provider

PDF Price list of all Broadband and leased line packages

Leased Lines

Is your route to the internet slowing you down?

Before you look at leased lines, why not look at load balancing.. not only can you drastically increase your ADSL bandwidth, you can also prevent total loss of business connectivity. Load Balancing can provide up to a 70Meg connection, YES 70 Meg..

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