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Bandwidth

Bandwidth refers to data transfer rates and is typically measured by an amount of data that is carried from one point to another in a given time period.

TECHNICAL GLOSSARY

Bandwidth

Bandwidth refers to data transfer rates and is typically measured by an amount of data that is carried from one point to another in a

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Burstability

Burstability is the ability to utilize higher bandwidth for increased network speeds, allowing you to transfer large files without interruption.

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Carriers

Carriers are third-party organizations who pay telecommunication providers for the use of their fiber to connect cell towers to their users.

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Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is an information technology (IT) paradigm that enables ubiquitous access to shared pools of configurable system resources and higher-level services that can be

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Dark Fiber

Dark fiber refers to currently unused fiber-optic cable established by telecommunications providers. These fiber routes are leased to companies who want to establish or “light”

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Data Center

A data center (or datacenter) is a large facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally

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E-LAN Services

An E-LAN is a multipoint-to-multipoint transparent Layer 2 virtual LAN service that connects two or more user network interfaces (UNIs), providing full mesh connectivity for

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Ethernet

Ethernet is a different data protocol than internet, providing higher data density and security and greater reliability compared to internet services.

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Fiber Optic

Optical fibers refer to the fiber used to transmit information from a sender to a receiver. Fiber-optic wire carries significantly more information than the traditional

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Fiber Routes

Fiber routes are measured by the conduit length of fiber strands and are used to approximate a company’s reach in their infrastructure. Our Fiber Map:

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Full-Duplex Network

A full-duplex network provides the same level of bandwidth in both directions of a fiber simultaneously, ensuring both your upload and download rates are consistent.

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Half-Duplex Network

A half-duplex network supports the transmission of data signals in both directions, but unlike full-duplex, half-duplex does not support simultaneous transmissions.

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Hops

A hop is one portion of the network path between the information sender and the receiver. Data packets pass through multiple bridges, routers, and gateways

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Latency

Latency represents the delay between a packet of data being sent and received from one designated point to another. Latency greatly affects the speed and

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Layer 1

Layer 1 is the physical layer in a network consisting of fiber, cables, and connections. The Layer 1 environment is where data is transmitted and

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Layer 2

Layer 2 is the data link layer that transfers data to other network nodes in a wide area network (WAN) or between nodes on a

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Layer 3

Layer 3 is the network layer that manages packet forwarding, which includes routing through intermediate routers and recognizes and forwards data for the local host

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Megabit

A megabit is a unit of information the size of one million bits and is frequently used to measure the amount of data that is

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Megabyte

A megabyte is a unit of information the size of one million bytes. A meg is considered a small measurement for data information.

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Native IP V6

Native IP V6 is an advanced network where the infrastructure has been upgraded to support IP V6 capabilities, and typically has a connection to the

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Network Providers

A network service provider is a business or organization that offers telecommunications, network, and/or bandwidth services by providing direct access to their network infrastructure.

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Point-to-Multipoint

Point-to-multipoint involves data transmissions between one sender and multiple receivers. Point-to-multipoint communications can be wired or wireless and involve communication between multiple parties.

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Point-to-Point

Data transmissions between a single transmitter and a single receiver occur in a point-to-point environment. Point-to-point communications can be wired or wireless and involve communication

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Redundancy

Redundancy is a safeguard for data communications using protected fiber routes with diverse paths. Networks with redundancy have an added layer of reliability, translating to

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Scalability

Scalability refers to a network’s capacity for growth and future expansion. Within a scalable network, customers can expand and/or upgrade their service usage through their

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Switched Fabric

Switched fabric is a network topology in which network nodes interconnect via one or more network switches (particularly crossbar switches). Because a switched fabric network

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Switched Network

This network infrastructure breaks down data into smaller packets before sending these packets through network channels. Once data packets reach their destination, the data is

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