How Does it Fit In?
A leased line connection actually comprises several elements
which will all be installed by our engineers.
Line and Termination Unit
A physical line between your premises and our datacentres ending
in a white BT box. This is then connected to:
Router
A CISCO router which allows your network to communicate down
the line via the termination unit.
Your Network/LAN
Is simply connected to the router with an ethernet cable like
the rest of your network. We plug it in and by changing a few
settings on your PC's you are operational.
With a leased line, you rent your own permanent Internet connection
Dial-up access relies on a huge number of variables and is inherently
less reliable than a leased line connection. This is simply because
establishing a dial-up connection to your ISP is actually a much
more complex task for everybody involved. A modem is more complicated
than an ISDN TA, and an ISDN router is more complicated than a
leased line router. Any dial-up connection relies heavily on your
telecoms operator´s own network - and you would be surprised
how often even the best telco´s systems can go wrong. Lastly,
your dial-up connection has to be terminated at your ISP - and
terminating a modem connection is the most complex task an ISP´s
hardware can do.
Leased line connections are reliable because they are simple.
They give a permanent dedicated digital signal from end to end.
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