05-25-2018 07:49 AM - edited 03-05-2019 10:30 AM
Hi,
Is there any difference between a leased line and an internet line ?
05-25-2018 08:03 AM
05-25-2018 08:37 AM
Hello,
in addition to Joseph's post, the term 'leased line' used to imply that you have a symmetrical line where both transmit and receive speeds are the same, and where the bandwidth you 'bought' is always available. That as opposed to an 'Internet' connection, where your ISP tells you that you have x MB upload and x MB download speed. That however is based on the principle of statistical multiplexing: the MBs stated are usually only available when there is a predefined number of users onlne and active. It is like telling you that you can drive from Philadelphia to Washington DC in 2 hours and 30 minutes. If you try that at 8AM, those 2 hours and 30 minutes are not achievable. Unless you have a 'leased line', a highway just for yourself...
05-25-2018 10:16 AM
Georg mentions that leased lines imply symmetrical bandwidth. That's generally true of the physical line, but where your lease line is used to connect to a "private cloud" (e.g. frame-relay, ATM, MPLS), your cloud provider often has imposed logical bandwidth limits, which can be less than the physical line allows and also be non-symmetrical.
05-25-2018 05:33 PM
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