Bestnet Upgrades Sprint DS3 to an OC3 connection
Upgrading our Sprint backbone connection now gives our data center two OC3 backbone connections through Sprint, and
Level 3 Communications. Our data center is also supplied with an OC12 connection through AT&T, and an OC48 connection
through MCI WorldCOM.
Just to give you an example, a DS3 line is a super high speed connection capable of transmitting data at a rate of
45 million bps (bits per second). A T3 line represents a bandwidth equal to about 672 regular voice grade telephone
lines, which is wide enough to transmit full motion, real-time video, and very large databases over a busy network.
Upgrading that DS3 to an OC3 has the effect of nearly that 4 times greater than a DS3.
The chart below shows a comparison of transfer rate capacity for the different kinds of network lines that are
currently available.
| | | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 220
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| 620
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| DS1 |
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1.5 |
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| DS3 |
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43 |
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| OC3 |
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155 |
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| OC12 |
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622 |
- DS1 - 1.544 megabits per second (24 DS0 lines)
- DS3 - 43.232 megabits per second (28 T1s)
- OC3 - 155 megabits per second (100 T1s)
- OC12 - 622 megabits per second (4 OC3s)
- OC48 - 2.5 gigabits per seconds (4 OC12s)
- OC192 - 9.6 gigabits per second (4 OC48s)