The DigitelOne Data Express is DIGITEL's Data Communication Network based on multiple Frame Relay switches strategically located in major economic hubs of Luzon. The high capacity switches cater to your satellite branches and Manila offices that are likely to communicate with one another or with any office in the archipelago or even outside the Philippines.
Based on the industry-standard protocol, DigitelOne Data Express' Frame Relay Network allows corporate customers more reliable data communication links. As compared with the traditional leased line network, the DigitelOne Data Express allows you faster provisioning lead time, fully managed network, reduced equipment investment, and savings of up to 40% in monthly recurring costs. Inherent in our frame relay network, virtual circuit can economically be provisioned for multi-services from one point to another.
At the core of the network, are 3 high-powered Asynchronous Transfer Mode or ATM switches designed for your high-bandwidth applications such as video conferencing and distance-learning. With robust network architecture and design redundancy, you can be assured of network availability, and of course, your peace of mind in running those mission-critical applications!
DigitelOne Data Express can provide many network advantages. While these advantages depend on the current networking environment, it is very likely that you will realize more than one of the following advantages on your current network and future network requirements.
- Simplified Network Architecture and Reduced Operating Costs
- Higher Network Availability
- Savings
- Single Network Interface
- Bursting
- Network Survivability
- Improved Performance
- Greater Flexibility
Simplified Network Architecture and Reduced Operating Costs
Many companies operate two or more data networks. The most common scenario is to use one network for SNA applications and one for LAN applications. Operating parallel network means additional plus the equipment, access, network, operation and administrative costs.
By deploying a frame relay network, you can consolidate parallel data network and separate data applications onto a single network infrastructure, thus simplifying the network architecture. Benefits of a simplified architecture include reduced operations and administrative costs, fewer single points of network failure, and simplified network planning and re-engineering.
Higher Network Availability
Private lines are notorious for unexpected outrages that can last for minutes or hours. DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay increases network availability by providing a robust, reliable network operating environment. DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay connections automatically route to diversed paths when failures occur in the primary path. Circuits can be rerouted within a few seconds, improving both the survivability and availability of network service.
Private line networks are often designed in star, hub and spoke, or multipoint configurations. These network topologies are more vulnerable to network outrages because the failure of a single site can affect the communications between several locations.
Frame relay networks are typically designed with more direct connectivity between remote locations than private line. More direct connectivity between remote locations than private line. More direct connectivity limits the impact of a failure at a site, whether due to equipment or local access, to that site alone. Network availability improves as a result.
DigitelOne Data Express provides you with several opportunities to reduce cost compared with private line networks.
Single Network Interface
The cost of operating a private line network quickly grows as more sites are added to your network. This is especially true for LAN internetworks that need a partial mesh configuration. The number of dedicated circuits, wide area network ports for router or routers or FRADs, CSU/DSUs and local loops all increase geometrically as your network grows. To provide fully meshed connectivity for a network growing from, let's say, three or four network connections, you will need to add three more private lines to the initial network, six local loops six CSU/DSUs, and six WAN router/FRAD ports. As the network grows, this becomes a coordination, management and cost nightmare.
DigitelOne Data Express eases the situation considerably. With frame relay, only one physical interface into the frame relay network is needed. The physical interface can support many logical connections, called permanent virtual circuits (PVCs), to remote network locations. Because there is one physical interface into the network, only one local loop, one CSU/DSU, one WAN port, and one wide area interface on WAN equipment is needed to connect to the DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay network. The savings in equipment and local access costs more significant as the level of direct connectivity increases between your network locations.
Private line network are usually designed with enough bandwidth to carry the peak traffic volume between two locations. DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay services allow allow you to burst above the assign bandwidth (CIR) up to the port connection speed. Because of bursting, the network can be designed based on the average traffic volume speed between two locations. By designing the network to meet the average, not the peak traffic volume, you save money without sacrificing the performance.
Although not necessary on every private line network, many customer require diversely routed facilities to ensure backup coverage in case of network outrage. This typically doubles the cost of the private line network. DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay services have an automatic reroute feature as part of the standard service. This means that you do not need to pay for the increased survivability of your network. If you want added protection, dial backup or other disaster recover options for frame relay may be ordered.
Network performance is improved over private line solutions, thanks to DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay's capability to cost effectively provide a greater degree of direct connectivity between locations. A greater number of direct connections reduces network congestion at hub sites and alleviates traffic bottlenecks. This in turn reduces response times and application delays for all network users. DigitelOne Data Express' ability to burst also increases your data throughout so that transfer times for large documents are shortened.
DigitelOne Data Express is based on a logical, software-defined network environment that provides you with exceptional flexibility. Connection between locations are software-defined, which means that reconfiguring your network is just a matter of a few keystrokes. This make it possible for you to change networks significantly faster and with lower costs than is possible under other services.
Because of its virtual nature, DigitelOne Data Express is an excellent choice for businesses that have chaotic and fast growing corporate environments. The DigitelOne Data Express network can be quickly modified to support your changing business requirements.
DigitelOne Data Express can offer many business advantages and can help transform your network benefit into a competitive weapon. By implementing a frame relay network, your Management Information Systems (MIS) department can offload much of their day-to-day fire fighting associated with keeping a wide area network operational. Instead, they are able to focus on business issue to support the goal of their core business.
Depending on the networking environment before and after frame relay is implemented, you may realize one or more of the following business advantages:
Employees will often increase productivity due in part of network benefits of DigitelOne Data Express. For example, the frame relay network provides more direct connectivity, increases network capacity through dynamic bandwidth allocation and bursting, and improves network availability. Less time is spent waiting for screen refreshes, file transfers and e-mail messages.
Increased connectivity allows better communication between employees and departments, which can many benefits including reduced conflict, increased work quality, and reduced production times. Your organization becomes more flexible, more efficient, and more productive.
Because DigitelOne Data Express often reduces your network and capital expenditures, lowers your operating costs, and increases your worker productivity, it support one the most important business objectives - increased profits. Frame relay savings go right to your bottom line. The increased profits can help you cost justify network expansions and new applications, which in turn, contribute to improving business operations.
In most corporations, justifying new business applications is difficult because of the increased cost in bandwidth needed to support the new applications. Even though a new application could improve worker productivity, work quality, and worker relations, the bottom line costs for additional equipment, additional bandwidth, and administering a growing private line network often outweigh the advantages.
With DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay network, adding network capacity to an existing frame relay network has a small effect on the monthly recurring cost of service. Equipment and administrative costs are often left unchanged. You are able to more easily cost-justify new business applications that improve the business work environment.
Competitive Business Advantage
Finally, one of the most important business benefits that can be gained with DigitelOne Data Express is improving your market position relative to your competition.
Frame relay often improves network response time. This can directly impact many of your departments. For example, your customer service personnel can handle each call more quickly and more calls each day, thereby increasing customer satisfaction.
DigitelOne Data Express can help you get new products to market more quickly because frame relay networks can support real time collaboration and data conferencing. You can assemble multi-disciplinary teams irrespective of distance and location more quickly. The team can be electronically connected for weeks or for months. Your network can be reconfigured when the team disbands.
DigitelOne Data Express Frame Relay network can also be used to provide up-to-date information to salespeople, field engineers, and other customer support personnel. By providing more advanced business and competitive tools, your employees are better equipped to win business from competitors and retain accounts.