Dedicated Internet Access

Electric Lightwave’s packet-over-SONET OC48/OC12 Internet backbone provides high speed and diversely routed connections delivering the highest levels of quality and reliability.

Intelligent routing for optimum traffic flow

We designed our network knowing that Internet traffic was going to overwhelm the public Network Access Points (NAPs). Besides our own backbone, we have over 200 private peering routes in diverse physical locations. And we run Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol that quickly calculates the optimal route for your traffic. So you get the smoothest possible traffic flow and highest quality of service.

We’re ahead of you by 50%

Most other providers over-subscribe their networks, but we constantly monitor ours to forecast potential congestion. Our network is fully managed to maintain peak bandwidth utilization of 50% at all times.When traffic approaches that figure, we order more capacity.

Failure is not an option

The Electric Lightwave network offers unsurpassed reliability. We have established Super Points of Presence (POPs) in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Palo Alto, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Phoenix, Boise, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Newark, Rochester, and Washington, D.C., which are inter-connected with a diversely routed, self-healing SONET rings, with dual Cisco 12000 series or dual Juniper M-series routers to provide fault-tolerant service. Network traffic is automatically reconfigured in the event of a circuit failure.

Value-added services

We provide primary and secondary domain name service and IP addressing, managed router service, and a news server to minimize hassle and capital expenditure for our ISP customers.

Network highlights:

Facilities-based OC48/OC12 national backbone
Over 200 private peering relationships
Seats in eleven NAPs:
- Seattle-IX
- PAIX-Seattle
- Oregon-IX
- PAIX-Palo Alto
- MAE-West
- MAE-Central
- Chicago SBC NAP (AADS)
- Equinix Chicago
- PAIX Vienna
- MAE-East
- Equinix Ashburn
Cisco 12000 Core and Gateway Routers
Juniper M-Series Core, Edge, and Gateway Routers
Backbone utilization managed to 50% peak utilization
Instant re-route capability
Intelligent routing using OSPF internally, BGP4 externally
Latency and throughput guarantees
NetTrends web tool to check circuit performance

Available access types:

Fractional T1
Dedicated T1
Balanced 3.1 Mbps
Dedicated Ethernet Access
Fractional DS3
Full DS3
Fractional OC3
Full OC3
Usage Based OC3
Fast Ethernet (100MB)
Fractional Fast Ethernet
Usage Based Fast Ethernet
Full OC12
Usage Based OC12
Gigabit Ethernet

Routing protocols supported:

Static routing
Border Gateway Protocol, version 4 (BGP4)

Whether you do business directly on the Internet or simply use it in support of your company’s core activities, a failure or even a slowdown in the delivery of crucial information can cost you valuable time and money. Electric Lightwave keeps the currency flowing, with a network and services that are unsurpassed for speed and reliability. Call us today for more information or to talk to an account representative.

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