| Once you have decided that a T1 connection is | | | | using external services for heavy communication |
| what your business needs, you still have to decide | | | | use between two locations. |
| what type of T1 connection is most suitable for | | | | Frame Relay Service |
| your situation. From the Full T1 which is a | | | | A Frame Relay Service gives more flexibility than |
| complete circuit of either voice or data at | | | | a Point-to-Point service but operates similarly. It |
| 1.54Mbps, to an integrated voice and data service, | | | | allows there to be several locations and provides |
| and with a number of options in between. | | | | for the use of lower speeds, hence lowering the |
| A T1 Data Service provides for high data needs, | | | | overall cost of the service. Speed can be |
| and a Voice T1 provides for 24 voice channels of | | | | upgraded as and when needed. |
| duplex digital phone service. They both carry only | | | | Bonded T1 |
| the one type of signal. | | | | Finally, if your needs are greater than that which |
| Integrated T1 | | | | can be accommodated by a single T1, then you |
| For the ability to combine a voice service and a | | | | can have two T1s (or more) running together in a |
| data connection, an Integrated T1 connection is | | | | bonded connection. This increases the speed by |
| needed. Of the twenty four available voice lines, | | | | 1.5Mbps for every line you bond. Bonding more |
| only a limited number are assigned. The remaining | | | | than 4 T1's together is not advisable. At that |
| carrying capacity for the T1 connection is | | | | point it may be best to look into a fractional T3 |
| allocated for data transfer. This gives a great deal | | | | connection. |
| of flexibility and can accommodate up to thirty | | | | Burstable T1 |
| data users. | | | | If you are not sure how much you will need, but |
| Fractional T1 | | | | are sure that you will only ever briefly go above |
| One of the most self explanatory connections is | | | | you might choose a Burstable T1 connection. This |
| the Fractional T1. This is a smaller T1, with just a | | | | provides you normally with a certain bandwidth |
| fraction of the bandwidth. It is still dedicated and | | | | but will allow bursts of higher bandwidth at times |
| hence still guarantees its bandwidth, and is suited | | | | of heavy load. This is a premium service with a |
| to the needs of up to twenty users. | | | | price tag to match. |
| Point-to-Point T1 | | | | There are a large number of providers for T1 |
| Where two locations need to be constantly | | | | connections today, and that provides business |
| connected to each other, a Point-to-Point T1 | | | | users more choice than ever. With so many |
| connection may be used. This provides dedicated | | | | choices available, a T1 broker can be a big help. |
| T1 service between two locations, with free calls | | | | They can help you decide which service is most |
| or data between them. Though two local loops | | | | suitable for your company and which one gives |
| must be paid for, there can be huge savings over | | | | the best value. |