Constant Internet connectivity in today's business environment has become a necessity in terms of data transmission needs, regardless of the scale of operations. Extreme Direct Internet Access (DIA) is a service designed solely to meet these needs, delivering a network that safeguards this crucial link and enabling institutions/enterprises to accomplish their tasks. Utilizing either leased line or Metro-Ethernet circuits with an optional wireless link back up, the Extreme DIA service provides a robust connection to the global public Internet infrastructure with minimal latency and high throughput for all end-users. Features include:

• Versatile last-mile connectivity options:

  Extreme Broadband delivers its DIA service to customers by deploying either of the following high-speed links:

  • Leased line: E1/E3/DS3/STM1/STM4
  • Metro-Ethernet: 4Mbps/6Mbps/10Mbps/100Mbps/1Gbps
  • Wireless Ethernet: 1Mbps to 100Mbps in increments of 1Mbps

• Web-based traffic utilization report

  Extreme Broadband offers its customers access to a web based reporting tool, which is available 7 days a week 24 hours a day. These reports aid customers in identifying circuits that need upgrading, before they reach critical levels by enabling them to monitor their performance, thus allowing for timely port management. Statistics are available in a variety of formats including by day, month and year.

• High throughput, low latency

  Extreme optimizes its IP routing table to ensure that certain traffic will follow a designated path to reach its destination, effectively achieving a targeted latency and improving the throughput that customers are looking for.

A prime example of Extreme Broadband's strength in technical innovation, the Unified Campus Network (UCN) is an integrated solution that provides the total broadband experience to all end users in a campus environment (i.e. students and staff). In addition to providing premium quality Internet access, the UCN solution aims to offer value added features to enhance end users' broadband experience. Standard features include:

• Ubiquitous wireless/wired internet access

  Educational institutions that employ the UCN solution can enjoy anytime-anywhere internet access throughout the campus. Services may be provided to accommodation halls by either wired or wireless means while other areas on campus will be serviced via wireless hotspots.

• Unified messaging service

  The UCN solution also offers all its users a unique method to stay in touch - Unified Messaging (UM). UM is the concept of bringing together all messaging media (such as voice messaging and email) into a combined communications experience. When the user is disconnected from his/her wire-line connection, the UCN location server will track the user and deliver the message as long as the user stays within the network, or divert the voice message to the user's unified mailbox.

• Integrated network security

  Extreme Broadband understands the importance of network security in this day and age. Hence UCN is designed with strong security in mind. The UCN is an identity-based network; all users have to login using their assigned username and password prior to using any network resources. All gateways into the network are secured by industry-strength firewalls. The firewall will keep logs of all network activities and will be able to automatically alert the administrator in case of any network anomaly. All traffic traversing UCN is subjected to virus scanning, spyware and spam-filtering treatment. Users can therefore surf the internet with total peace of mind.

• Other Features:
  • On campus service counter with customer service personnel and resident engineer
  • Customized subscriber and network management