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Best Use
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Networks with 10 more on-net locations
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Networks with under 20 locations, especially if many are off-net
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Mobile and remote workers, non-corporate users, e.g. customers or vendors
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Locations served
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HQ, branch offices, stores, any fixed on-net location
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HQ, branch offices, stores, any fixed on-net location
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Fixed locations with a single user; mobile users
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Uses Radiant Private Backbone
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Always
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Between on-net locations
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No
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Data is Encrypted
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Quality of Service
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Optional: can enforce QoS per customer standards
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No
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No
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Committed Bandwidth
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Optional: customer can contract for reserved bandwidth on Radiant backbone
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No
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No
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Requires on-site equipment at each location
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Minimal
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Yes
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None
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Link to other international carriers
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Yes
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No
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N/A
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Requires software client on machines using VPN
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No
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Requires either an IPSec router at the location or an IPSec client on each machine
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None: uses standard Web browser
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Requires on-site equipment at central location
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No
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Yes – can be substantial
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Requires either MPLS or IPSec VPN at central location
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Performance
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Highest for all types of traffic:
site-to-central
site-to-any-site
site-to-Internet
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High for site-to central traffic
Low for site-to-any-site or Internet traffic
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Medium
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Connection Requirement
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Must be on-net, i.e. connected via Radiant broadband access
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Any Internet connection
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Any Internet Connection
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Supports Failover
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Customer controls IP addresses
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Yes totally
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No
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No
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Fully meshed network (every site can directly to every other site)
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Yes
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No
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No
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Internet access
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Optional direct Internet access from each site with common firewall policies for all sites
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Optional Internet access from all sites; either indirect through central site with common firewall policies, or split tunneling from each site’s router
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Can be controlled to go through central site for common firewall policies
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