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Defining T1 According to its Local Trunk Group

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Modern technology brings a lot of innovation in lines of business processing, marketing and telecommunication. With the use of digital voice trunk which refers to T1, it can accommodate up to 24 telephone lines or trunks. Accessibility is highly obtained as it consolidates the needs for separate local trunks and lines.

In business operations, you should consider a T1, especially when the business requires at least 18 or more voice-grade channels for local or long distance calls. Acquiring T1 is good shot when your business approximately does a $1000.00 per month in local and long distance calls. T1 offers major economic advantages over alternative means of access and it is most cost effective when utilization is heavy or near full capacity for extended times.

Transporting traffic between the parties end user may be what local trunk groups do. Basically, there are two groups of local trunks based on how they transport traffic between parties involved. T1 can either operate as a one-way trunk or two-way trunk.

Ancillary services such as OPS/DA, mass calling and 911 can be established between a CLEC Tandem or End Office switch and an SBC- 13STATE Tandem through a one–way trunk group. They will utilize Signaling System 7 (SS7) or multifrequency (MF) signaling protocol, with SS7 signaling preferred whenever possible. CLEC will have administrative control of one-way trunk groups from CLEC to SBC-
13STATE (CLEC originating).

Group of two-way trunk for local, IntraLATA and InterLATA can be established between a CLEC switch and an SBC-13STATE Tandem or End Office switch. This group will utilize Signaling System 7 (SS7) or multi-frequency (MF) signaling protocol, with SS7 signaling preferred whenever possible. CLEC will have control for the purpose of issuing Access Service Requests (ASRs) on two-way for administrative consistency. 2-Way Local Trunk features free Local Calling, DID, E911 & Directory Listing.

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Integrated Access Provides Next-Generation Internet Connectivity to Users

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Integrated Access is the communications technology of tomorrow. At present, most residences and small-sized businesses utilize standard DSL connections with up to 1 Mbps of connection speed. However, online applications and processes are gradually becoming more complex through time and require more and more bandwidth over the years. Integrated Access technology provides users with high bandwidth connection speeds as well as simultaneous high-speed voice, video, and data transmissions.

Businesses can profit much on Integrated Access services especially those with clients and consumers abroad. Integrated Access services use cutting-edge VoIP technology for its voice transmissions. VoIP allows analog voice data to be sent through the Internet in its digital form. VoIP allows users to utilize wireless and fiber optic technology for long-distance calling functions. The use of the World Wide Web for long distance calling has greatly reduced the costs for such voice transmissions. Hence, businesses with international contacts can take advantage of the cheap calling functions of Integrated Access.

Moreover, Integrated Access allows businesses to reach bandwidth connection speeds of up to 4.5 Mbps. 4.5 Mbps of connection speed allows the simultaneous transmission of voice, video, and data during critical business processes such as conferences and webinars. The most advance Integrated Access services also feature dynamic bandwidth allocation to automatically shift bandwidth to more critical business applications such as voice transmissions.
A decade ago, DSL was the dream for residential and business online connectivity. Today, DSL is a thing of the past with the advent of next-generation Internet technologies such as Integrated Access. A decade from now, it may be that businesses will require the installation of Fractional T1 lines to keep up with the ever evolving business market.

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Gain Security by Dealing with Network Hackers

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The best way to handle a problem is to know its root cause. It is very important to understand where this root causes are coming from. For networking, intruders are the first entity to watch out for through network security.

Any connection from the outside world gives access to network intruders. This connection can be through the Internet, dial-up modems, and even physical access. For instance, a software intended to help with data entry may not be really a system, instead, a cracker looking for passwords, data phone numbers, vulnerabilities and anything else that an attacker may use to access the equipment.

To adequately address security, it is necessary to identify and evaluate all possible avenues of entry. Also, the security of that entry point must be consistent with the stated policy on acceptable risk levels.

Practices to Prevent Security Disasters

Here are some practices that will help prevent intruders and control damages in case preventive measures fall short in blocking an attack.

Secure backups. It may not be a good idea from a security point of view. However, this will be helpful in worse cases of attacks. This can help in recovering data when a break-in happens.
Don’t put data where it doesn’t need to be. This will prevent the increase of network damage by not putting data in a location accessible from the outside world.
Avoid systems with single points of failure. Sometimes redundancy is good especially when handling very important data and information. Any system that can be broken through any one component is not very strong. And this is enough reason where redundancy works.
Stay current with relevant operating system patches. Someone who knows what you have may be updated with security advisories. Exploiting old system is still one of the most common (sometimes most effective) means of breaking into systems.
Monitor relevant security advisories. Make sure that at least one person in your group is subscribed to the mailing list of advisories to keep up on what security vendors are saying about their product.
Have someone familiar with security practices. It is important to have someone who understands network security advisories to keep abreast with security developments. This way, proper responses to security issues will be applied.

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Do Not Be a Victim, Be Cautious! Use Network Security

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Networking has been very beneficial not just for businesses but for people who want to keep in touch with friends or other people of same interests. However, it is also necessary to be more cautious and use network security.

Networking, particularly social networking is becoming hugely popular. There are sites like YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, DropShots, etc. that makes long distance relationship more easy to maintain. Friends get updated with each other by posting messages and photos on either of these sites. Basically these sites are created for some simple reasons – to keep in touch with friends/loved ones and gain new friends. However there are various reasons to take extra care when joining such networking sites. Fro instance, it has been widely noted the use of these sites to take advantage and bring harm to any individual.

There are these good for nothing people who may access personal photos/videos posted in these networking sites for self pleasure. There are also some who use this site to deceit people for monetary gains.

On the contrary, it is just good to note that there are some sites that takes the security measures to minimize, if not eliminate, such unrespectable acts. Some photo sharing sites have restricted access and only let their users identify people who may view their pictures. After all, the user must not be too excited to display personal photos not knowing the possible reactions of those who may have access to it.

Here are some tips to avoid being a victim.

Be Skeptical. Social networking is intended for sharing of interests and establishing network of friends. However, always bare in mind these new “friends” are virtual and faceless and you can’t completely trust that they are who they say they are.
Be Diligent. Keep an eye on your profile and be diligent about the people who want to connect to you.
Report Suspicious Behavior. If something is suspicious, report it immediately. There is nothing wrong with being cautious.
Communicate. Children should be properly guided especially when using the internet. Parent must educate them on possible threat so they will be able to handle it.
Monitor. To have peace of mind, install some monitoring software to keep an eye on the online behavior of children. Use network security features to block malware and threats that are not commonly known them and avoid intruders to meddle with your information.

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