MPLS

Integrate all of your business’s crucial communication services — e-mail, Internet access, video, telephony and multimedia functions – onto one IP-based network platform with Lightyear’s Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Network. An ideal solution for enterprise customers who want to converge data, voice and video onto a single network platform, Lightyear’s MPLS service can also support your company’s global intranet, extranet, remote access and Internet connectivity. Multiple access options include Ethernet over Copper, Fast Ethernet, and Ethernet over SONET.

Powerful solution partnerssupport Lightyear’s MPLS on Tier 1 networks, giving our customers more choices and more coverage.

Through three distinct service options, Lightyear Network Solutions tailors optimum business solutions. Customers may choose to configure, install or maintain their own routers or designate Lightyear to perform these functions.

The Lightyear MPLS Service Offers 3 Highly Scalable, Secure and Flexible Solutions

Network Only

Basic Install with Router

Fully Managed
Nationwide availability and some international location availability CPE: Cisco or ADTRAN Includes all Network Only and Basic Install features
CPE: Customer provides router Network: Sprint, Qwest or Level 3 Private network service Plus monitoring and reporting
Available Networks: Sprint & Qwest MPLS VPN – Class of service included in port; Level 3 converged network-QoS additional charge, service; Verizon Private IP (PIP); XO, Windstream and PAETEC MPLS Installation: Lightyear installs CPE and network MPLS links Plus 5 configuration changes per month
Plus 5 configuration changes per year

Lightyear installs CPE and network MPLS links; ongoing Manager Network Services available at flat rates

 

       

       

Value-Added Flexibility

As a standards-based solution, Lightyear’s MPLS service offers connectivity and advanced features and capabilities, which can decrease costly incremental equipment investments for your business:

  • Multiple technologies – multiple routing protocols, local access options and seamless networking that support more demanding applications like voice and video
  • Custom tailored solutions – you can configure, install and maintain your own routers or have Lightyear do it for you
  • Value-added services – Internet access, firewalls, remote access and multicast VPN, all with the security and reliability that your business needs

Guaranteed Reliability

You receive IP-level performance and security – comparable to traditional Layer 2 networks and backed by industry-leading Service Level Agreements. Lightyear’s SLAs guarantee global data delivery and network performance, as measured by metrics such as latency and jitter. The cornerstone of our unparalleled commitment to reliability is 100% credits of your monthly charges, if we ever fail to meet our SLA. That’s how much confidence we have in Lightyear’s MPLS service reliability!

Business Class Features

Lightyear’s MPLS service can be tailored to a custom solution that meets the unique needs or your business, through additional features including:

  • Multiple Protocol Support – Static, BGP, OSPF and EIGRP
  • Class of Service Support – for real-time, mission-critical traffic
  • Competitive Pricing – by class of service, multi-casting and SLA
  • Flexible Speeds – from 64 Kbps to GigE (1000 Mbps)
  • End-to-End IP Platform – with a consistent performance and a global feature set
  • Hybrid Networking — supports migrations from traditional frame relay to MPLS IP VPN
  • Expandable Reach to Offnet Locations – via CPE-based IPSec IP VPN
  • International Support – through experienced technical experts in over 30 countries

The Bottom Line: Why Lightyear’s MPLS Network IP VPN Service?

  • World Class Partners: Sprint, Level 3, Qwest, Verizon, PAETEC, XO and Windstream
  • Tailored Solutions: Improve your business’s effectiveness, efficiency and productivity
  • Dedication to Service: Lightyear is the provider best positioned to deliver and then continuously support a total networking solution for your business

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  Frame Relay Point-to-Point MPLS

Overview

 High-speed data transport solution for cost-effective, flexible connectivity between multiple remote sites High-capacity, point-to-point digital private-line service designed for full-duplex, synchronous transmission of digital signals Converged data, voice and video on a single fully-meshed Internet Protocol (IP) network platform
Speed 56 Kbps up to 1.544 Mbps 1.544 (DS1) to 622 Mbps (OC-12) 64 Kbps to GigE (1000 Mbps)
Ideal For Customers with multiple locations in a hub-and-spoke configuration with a high volume of data between locations Customers looking for faster, cleaner and measurably more efficient transmission of compressed video, bulk voice, and virtually all data communications Enterprise customers who want to converge data, voice and video onto a single network platform with priority and Quality of Service (QoS)
Reliability Best Effort Network service maintains near-perfect results, with accessibility and error-free seconds surpassing 99.9% Network design can emulate point-to-point quality with IP flexibility

 

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