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