Frame Relay Access

Frame Relay technology provides many of the performance and reliability characteristics of a dedicated, point-to-point connection without the related mileage charges and associated point-to-point circuit costs. Frame Relay is essentially a virtual, one-to-many access connection providing reliable data transmission rates from 56Kbps to 1.5Mbps.

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Unlike a dedicated line, which is a physical point-to-point circuit, a Frame Relay connection is based on a virtual circuit concept. A single Frame Relay circuit can support multiple, logical network connections to different locations over a single physical access circuit or loop-back. This loop-back circuit connects your network or computer to the local Telco Frame Relay network, which is essentially a large data traffic switching point. From this central switching point or cloud, as it is commonly called, many different virtual connections can be made to geographically dispersed sites of varying networks types and speeds.

Frame Relay is ideal for customers with moderate data traffic that require a permanent, reliable, and scalable connection to the Internet. A Frame Relay connection provides a permanent "always up" connection from your network premises through the local telephone company's Frame Relay network to our network via any of our local points-of-presence facilities. Frame Relay's "cloud" topology eliminates the need for dedicated, point-to-point lines and allows remote computers and networks to communicate reliably and efficiently, typically at a much lower cost than a point-to-point topology.

Frame Relay provides solid reliability, availability, and performance and is well suited for moderate or bursty Internet traffic demands and remote office connectivity.

The BayArea.net Difference:

Performance
We understand that the absolute performance of your connection is directly affected by the quality and speed of our network. Instead of utilizing the congested and faulty public peering points as many providers do, we maintain multiple direct fiber connections access points to "Tier 1" backbone providers. This is a very important differentiation, which significantly reduces the number of hops (routers) your network traffic must traverse before it reaches a national or international Internet backbone. This fundamental network strategy ensures that your connection will always experience the clearest path possible to the Internet.

Connectivity
Our dedicated access solutions provide very high-speed and high-bandwidth connectivity to the global Internet network. We maintain rigorously engineered, high-availability Network Access Points (NAP) throughout the Bay Area. Our main facility currently houses multiple OC48 (2.45 Gbps) fiber links to multiple carriers. These OC48 links provide exceptional scalability, reliability, and redundancy. This core connectivity infrastructure enables us to maintain and quickly scale multiple high-speed and redundant fiber links to major Tier 1 Internet backbones, enabling us to deliver the finest Internet bandwidth quality available.

Bandwidth
Exceptional bandwidth quality has always been a BayArea.net core strength. A key factor that enables us to deliver such outstanding bandwidth is a core strategy of purchasing only "clear-channel" private Internet connectivity. Unlike many of our competitors who rely heavily on public network access points and congested public and private peering points, BayArea.net's core strategy ensures that our customers always enjoy only the best quality bandwidth through avoidance of congested public Internet access points and networks.

Exceptional Diversity
In addition to multiple connections to the major Tier 1 Internet backbones like Level 3 and Williams Communications, BayArea.net also maintains fiber connectivity to InterNAP. InterNAP is a leading provider of fast, reliable and centrally managed Internet connectivity services targeted at businesses seeking to maximize the performance of mission-critical Internet-based applications. InterNAP utilizes a proprietary network architecture and advanced routing technologies, which enables them to route, or transfer, data to and from destinations, in a manner that minimizes the use of congested public exchanges and private peering points. This optimal routing of data traffic over the multiplicity of networks that comprise the Internet enables higher transmission speeds, lower instances of data packet loss and greater quality of service.

Scalability
BayArea.net facilities are fully equipped with advanced network infrastructure equipment, enabling the traffic and load management required to support your high-bandwidth application needs. Our facilities are also well provisioned with the connectivity and dynamic bandwidth scalability needed to handle traffic spikes and network outage issues. BayArea.net can also easily and quickly deploy additional connectivity to enable our customers to deploy their online business as rapidly as possible.

Availability
BayArea.net's enterprise access services provide a non-stop Internet access infrastructure utilizing both 480V UPS subsystems and a fully automated fail-over to diesel-generator backup power.

Service and Support
Our Network Operations Center monitors your service 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. This extensive monitoring of your vital Internet connection includes predictive fault management, a capability that allows our network specialists to diagnose potential problems and take proactive measures to avoid service outages and keep your network connection performing at optimum levels. Our staff of certified service and support specialists are highly skilled network engineers, accessible by telephone or pager 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

Features and Benefits:

All private line access services include the following features and benefits:

• Unlimited Internet access

• Backup SMTP mail spooling

• 24 x 7 x 365 Circuit Monitoring

• Preconfigured Equipment (Cisco and Adtran CPE)

• Circuit Ordering and Provisioning

• Multiple IP addresses

• Primary and Secondary domain names

• Custom domain name registration and administration*

• Scalability as your traffic increases (from 56Kbps to 1.54Mbps)

• Access to over 33,000+ Usenet newsgroups or feed (Full T1 only)

*  Initial setup fee includes up to two (2) domain transfers or registrations. Additional domain transfers/registrations will be billed according to our current Domain Transfer/Registration fee

The BAIS Advantage:

To ensure the best value and cost effectiveness of your Internet service, Bay Area Internet Solutions maintains relationships with several copper and fiber local-loop facility providers. This allows us the flexibility needed to make sure that your connection to the Internet is accomplished in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. In addition, we include the following value-added services with Frame Relay offerings:

24 x 7 Network Operations Center
Our staff of network professionals are focused on supporting enterprise customers and can address connectivity and network issues promptly utilizing state-of-the-art technologies, systems, and internal processes. Our network specialists and senior technical personnel provide a seamless internal escalation path ensuring the fastest problem resolution possible.

Circuit Provisioning Management
To reduce your own internal costs, we can manage the telco side of provisioning and installation of your loop-back circuit. We'll worry about any issues that may arise and work with the local telephone company to ensure that schedules are met and issues are resolved in a timely fashion.

Customer Premise Equipment
Our technicians pre-configure and test all networking equipment we sell and support prior to delivery to your site. This reduces installation problems and ensures that your connection gets up and running as quickly as possible.

Domain Name Registration
We also take care of all the clerical and administrative tasks related to registering your primary and secondary domain names with the InterNIC.

Consolidated Invoicing
Further reduce your internal costs by allowing us to provide you with a single monthly invoice for your all of your Internet access related services, including the telco port and loop-back fees.

Flexibility and Scalability with Competitive Pricing:

Please Note:  The above pricing does not include related costs associated with telephone company circuit installation, loop-back fees and associated customer premise equipment as described below:

• A one-time telco access facility (loop-back) and port installation fee. The access facility connects your site to the Frame Relay network. The port installation is the telco setup work involved in establishing your virtual connection.
• A monthly telco access facility "loop-back" fee associated with connection from your site to the Frame Relay network. This fee varies based your location and the speed of the Frame Relay port.
• A monthly telco port fee associated with speed of the port.
• A small monthly telco fee associated with adding multiple connections to your port.
• A one-time cost to purchase a Frame Relay capable CSU/DSU  (e.g., located at your site) required to communicate from your site to the Frame Relay network. The cost of the DSU/CSU can vary between $400 and $1500 depending on the connect speed and capabilities of the unit.
• A network access router and associated software and cabling. Access routers vary in price depending on specific needs and related capabilities. Costs for higher quality access routers with associated software and cabling range in price from $800 to well over $3000.

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