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IP Transit for Carriers

PacketExchange’s IP transit service is ideally suited for international carriers requiring access to foreign and domestic broadband and Tier 2 networks. With hundreds of connected networks around the world, and millions of broadband users in North America connected to PacketExchange's backbone, a single connection can expand your network reach to new markets.

Our mission is to deliver ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth to an increasingly media-rich Internet while maintaining optimal performance—which is why PacketExchange’s primary focus is on engineering excellence.

Features

  • The first backbone network designed from the ground up to support line-rate 10 Gig services everywhere
  • The first network to use peering as a performance enhancer, not a cost-savings method
  • Service levels from Fast Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Network Operations Center watching over the network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • True scalability and the ability to deliver it – native, line-rate 10 GbE services throughout the entire network
  • PacketExchange’s distributed Metro NAP architecture ensures network availability even in the event of catastrophic facility failure or fiber cut by having multiple layers of redundancy throughout the network
  • Separate optical transport network isolates the layer-3 IP network from long-haul fiber cuts and outages providing an unmatched level of redundancy
  • Direct connectivity to all the major peering points within PacketExchange’s backbone footprint – ensures greater network reach and route diversity
  • Peering with other networks worldwide, including international network providers, Tier-1 and Tier-2 backbones and broadband Cable/DSL networks
  • Force10’s linerate sFlow implementation allows per-packet analysis of traffic anywhere on the network
  • Customer-focused support team dedicated to meeting stringent requirements

Benefits

  • Ensure 100% uptime for mission-critical applications
  • Security and reliability through protected, dedicated infrastructure
  • Ability to scale capacity on-demand
  • The best Service Level Agreement in the industry

Next Steps

  • Contact us to find out more about carrier-grade IP Transit.

Technical Information

Donut Peering

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