Real High Speed Internet
For internet connectivity, the TC Channel Bonding Internet Service routes traffic across the TC high speed internet backbone where, currently, multiple 100Mb links ensure that customers are able to realise the full potential of the internet via these high speed links. TC’s bandwidth utilisation is continually managed and upgraded to ensure capacity is available to cater for customer demand.
Components of the Solution
The solution requires the installation of a Bonding Router with the appropriate number of ADSL ports and the purchase of a TC Premium Bandwidth package based on the required bandwidth.
The TC Channel Bonding Internet Service provides:
- Significantly increased internet access through multiple ADSL lines
- Direct access to the TC high speed internet backbone
- International landing point in Europe with low latency (<200ms)
- Fixed IP address (/29 – 5 usable)
- Redundancy - multiple ADSL lines (automatically included or excluded from the bonding solution based on current status of each ADSL line)
- Integrated ADSL modems
- Flexibility – add more lines and upgrade the Premium ADSL bandwidth when required
- Monthly pricing includes provision of all the required hardware
CHANNEL BONDING INTER-BRANCH SERVICE
High Speed Communication
For inter-branch connectivity, the TC Channel Bonding Inter-Branch Service creates high speed communication links between offices/ branches and head office. One of the biggest problems with a single ADSL line at an office, is that it can only send traffic at a maximum of 384Kb/sec even though it can receive traffic at up to 4Mb/sec. The reason for this is that ADSL operates at different speeds when it sends traffic versus when it receives traffic. This puts a limit on the connection speed that can be established between two offices.
Increase Upload Capability
By using the TC Channel Bonding Inter-Branch Service, TC is able to combine multiple ADSL lines and increase the client’s upload capability across that line for example, by bonding 3 ADSL lines at an office, the upload speed would increase to 1152Kb/sec and if bonding 5 ADSL lines, then the upload speed would increase to 1920Kb/sec.
Increased Redundancy
In addition to the increased performance, the TC Channel Bonding solution offers increased redundancy due to the very nature that there are multiple lines bonded into the channel. Should an ADSL line, within the bonded channel fail, then the service would continue to operate on the remaining ADSL lines, until such time as the ADSL line is repaired and automatically reintegrated into the channel.
Components of the Solution
The solution requires the installation of a Bonding Router with the appropriate number of ADSL ports at each office, installation of a Bonding Concentrator with the appropriate number of ADSL ports at head office and the purchase of a TC Branch Bandwidth package which will be allocated across the various offices including head office. Note that the bandwidth is counted at each Bonding Router. For example, if you transferred a 50GB file from Johannesburg to Cape Town, it would count as 100GB of traffic.
The TC Channel Bonding Inter-Branch Service provides:
