SprintLink Packet Private Line™

Private lines come in only a few fixed speeds, often forcing businesses to purchase more bandwidth than they need. SprintLink Packet Private Line™ is the first carrier service that blends the simplicity, performance and security of traditional private lines with the flexibility and survivability of a Tier 1 IP backbone.

Using Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3), authenticated tunnels securely "lock" traffic between customer ports, carrying your data traffic securely and reliably over SprintLink, the Sprint IP network. The solution is ideally suited for multinational companies seeking to lower their cost of ownership by tailoring bandwidth specific to their point-to-point connectivity requirements.

Benefits

• Unprecedented bandwidth flexibility
  Available with usage-based or flat-rate pricing over a wide range of circuit speeds.
  
• Built-in redundancy
  Diversity is inherent in the service because of its fully-redundant IP architecture.
  
• Seamless migration to IP
  Test the performance of IP between two sites before migrating to a broader IP VPN implementation.
  
• Optimum security
  Security equal to that found in traditional private networks.
  

SprintLink Packet Private Line Snapshot

A virtual private line solution that utilises tunnels to encapsulate traffic in IP for transmission across the Sprint IP backbone, SprintLink. Enabled through L2TPv3, it creates an authenticated point-to-point connection through which pckets traverse securely and privately over an IP core.

• Bandwidth/speeds
  - From 56/64 Kbps to 622 Mbps
  - Range of fractional E1/T1, DS3/E3 circuit speeds
  - 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps Ethernet circuit speeds
  
• Pricing options
  - Flat rate
  - Usage based
  
• Classic applications
  - Point-to-point connections for virtually any data application, including SNA
  
• Best suited for multinational companies that
  - Use a private line network with variable data flow rates
  - Seek cost-effective, point-to-point connectivity between international sites
  - Need a low-risk entry offering to test the performance of IP
  
• Edge protocol support
  - HDLC
  - PPP
  - Ethernet
  
• Customer premises equipment requirements
  - Basic router and CSU/DSU
  
• Coverage
  Anywhere in the SprintLink global network footprint in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America
  
• Value-added services
  - CPE and maintenance
  - Web-based reporting