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What are Multi-Meg Fibre Optic Lines?

Multi-Meg fibre optic technology, optical fibre networks, use tiny semiconductor lasers to transmit large amounts of digital information. This digital information (i.e. telecommunication services, various types of internet traffic... ), is transmitted via light pulses down hair thin optical fibre lines at speeds more than one thousand times faster than normal copper wire technology.

In order to specify speeds, fiber optic circuits are broken down into sets or multiples of signal rates. The base rate for an OC-1 is 51.84 Mbps. Certain multiples of this base rate are shown below with bandwidth amounts. Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) makes use of some of these Optical Carrier levels.

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Fibre Optic Carrier Level circuits are an ideal solution for high end bandwidth users where connectivity is essential for operations.

What are T3 (DS3) Lines...

A T3 circuit is the ideal solution for businesses that require high-bandwidth access at a reasonable price. Whether you host high-traffic web sites, support web hosting or need high-capacity bandwidth on an as-needed basis, there's a level of T3 service (Full or fractional) that will meet your needs

As a standard used in the North American and Japanese marketplaces, a T3 can handle 672, 64Kbps voice conversations or one video data channel. The T3 line has enough bandwidth to transmit full-motion real-time videos and very large databases over a busy network. Generally a T3 line would be installed as a major networking channel for a large corporation or university with high volume network traffic. Bandwidth for a Fractional T3, up to a full T3, generally run at speeds between 6 Mbps through 45 Mbps. Pricing on a T3 starts around $ 3700.00/mo +/- line & port charges.

What is an OC3?

An OC3 can be three DS3s (T3s) or as one 155M pipe. The benefit in using DS3s is that each can be separated back out as individual T1s (each with 24 channels). To put it into perspective, the speed of an OC3 connection is 155Mbps. This is equivalent to 3 T3 lines or 100 T1 lines. An OC12 connection is 622Mbps, equivalent to 14 T3 lines or approx. 414 T1 lines.

What is an OC12?

An OC12 is approximately equal to 4 OC3s and runs at 622 Mbps. which makes it an excellent point-to-point IP delivery connection. The greatest benefit to an OC-12 is that bandwidth can be added to a business as it grows without any major system overhauls. An OC12 can also allow a business to have unlimited IP addresses which insures that growth is never limited...

What is an OC48?

An OC48 works as a reliable fiber optic backbone for large networks which require volume extensive voice/data/video traffic. It is a long-haul backbone fibre connection capable of transmitting data at 2.45 Gbps. To put it into perspective the speed of an OC48 is the equivalent of having 48 T3's OR 1,344 T1 lines

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