A Beginner’s Guide to Internet Leased Line

What is ILL?

ILL or internet Leased Line is a dedicated data connection with a fixed bandwidth. It enables small, medium, and large businesses to connect to the internet in a secure, reliable, and highly efficient manner, with maximum download capacity, resilience, and uptime.

Features of ILL:

Some features are: -

• Symmetrical: Leased lines are symmetrical so that download and upload speeds are equal.


• Uncontended: Leased line connections are uncontended, implying that they cannot be shared with others.


• Point to point: They connect two points – ISP and business location.


• Ultra-Low Latency: Leased line connection minimizes the delay during communication via the line. Uncontended lines allow real-time access to rapidly changing technology and data to allow you to update your company.


• Reliable Data Backup: With all the advantages a leased line provides, all of it together creates the perfect network for a fast and reliable data backup through which you can access multiple sites at the same time.

Types of leased lines:

• Fiber leased lines: This includes a process of sending light from fiber leased lines to fiber optic cables to establish a symmetric data connection. Only a few leased lines use fiber cables for the entire routing, whereas most leased lines use fiber cables for the majority of the portion. The fiber leased lines offer great speed compared to the other types.

 

• DSL leased lines: A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provides low-bandwidth leased lines. In comparison to leased lines, which are symmetric and non-contended, DSL connections are asymmetric and contended. You can choose SDSL, an asymmetric alternative to DSL that provides faster upload speed.

 

• MPLS leased lines: multi-protocol label switching (MPSL) is a technology for encapsulating data and transferring it from X to Y. You can stick labels on it and then decide on transfers depending on those labels.

 

• EFM Line: EFM stands for Ethernet First Mile; however, it is often mistaken for a full-fiber leased line. Although it is getting phased out, it is helpful for businesses that cannot have an optical fiber connection. EFM Line has the same symmetric connection but gives a lower speed.

 

• EFM Line: Ethernet over FTTC or Fiber to the cabinet is a type of point-to-point leased line but offers better speeds than standard broadband. In some areas, it can offer symmetrical speeds where the provider will be able to burst your speeds up as well.

 

• FTTP: FTTP stands for Fiber to the premises or Fiber to the home. It can go directly from your exchange point to your premise; however, it is a shared service and does not guarantee the same speed as a leased line.

Certain perks to look for in ILL:

• The stability of the connection: One of the biggest selling points of ILL is their connection’s stability so it’s important to look for a stable and reliable connection.


• Will the providers help in setting up the leased line: Leased lines are a big investment and the installation is both costly and tricky due to the materials such as fiber cables so it’s important that the providers install it themselves so that you don’t have to pay extra to hire other professionals to install the line?


• How are the customer reviews of existing customers of availing the service: ILL needs proper maintenance and thus it’s importance that the providers are equipped with and ready to help the clients through any circumstances affecting the connection.


• Dedicated Bandwidth: ILL provides a dedicated 1:1 connection with bandwidth reserved just for the client so it’s important to choose the bandwidth that your business requires. Anywhere between 1Mb/s to 10Mb/s would be ideal for a business which has to deal with high Internet traffic.


• Scalability: If you plan to expand your business or the number of users of data and processes, an internet leased line is the best option. Without any difficulties.


• Up-time: If you are opting for a leased line your business probably needs a continues flow internet in order to maintain profitable and your provider should be able to commit to providing to a service to those standards.