Arkansas.Net's Frame Relay service
offers your business the most cost effective way to provide a
dedicated Internet connection for your local area network (LAN).
Arkansas.Net utilizes a DS3 (45mbs) ATM host connection to the
Frame Relay, ensuring fast and reliable connectivity 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
With Frame Relay you get the stability
and availability of a leased line network while taking advantage
of the "zero mile" cost advantages offered by Frame
Relay services. Traditional leased line services (point to point
T1) are priced based on your distance (in miles) from the closest
Arkansas.Net point of presence. Frame Relay, on the other hand,
is priced based on your distance to your local telephone company's
central office. This results in a significant savings!
Another advantage of frame relay
is scaleability. Whether you plan to aggressively add staff or
just need to expand your bandwidth, a frame relay connection can
grow from 128 kbps to a full T1 (1.5 Mbps) without major upgrade
of either telephone circuit or your customer premise equipment.
Arkansas.Net also offers frame relay services at speeds lower
than 128 kbps in areas where ISDN is not available.
In order to utilize Arkansas.Net's
frame relay service, you will need a CSU/DSU and a router. Arkansas.Net
recommends the Adtran TSU LT (CSU/DSU) and the Cisco 1700 series
router. If you utilize the recommend equipment, Arkansas.Net will
configure your equipment for you! This makes getting online fast
and easy!
Once your frame relay connection
is on-line, every user on your LAN can simultaneously access the
Internet, browse the web, download files and correspond via e-mail
through one affordable shared connection.
