[asterisk-biz] Slightly OT - Covad VOA

[Paul]

Two things:

1) This is a real T1 loop and not something pushed over SDSL on a copper
pair? That is so important because the telco has to fix a T1 but when
the copper pair does not work for dsl provider has to order a new loop
and hope it works.

2) Is there a good SLA that goes with this?


Michael Young wrote:

>Actually, Covad has an interesting product that NetLogic resells that
>does give you voice priority over data. It is called VOA, and it is a
>T-1 with ATM encapsulation that has 2 PVCs, one for voice, one for data.
>I have a white paper I can provide (request off-list if anyone is
>interested.) This product is only available from a few Covad
>Wholesalers.
>
>The VOA circuits come in four flavors, which are basically the sizes of
>the Voice PVC. You can have a 300kb, 700kb, 1100k, or 1500k Voice PVC.
>The data PVC is always 1500 Kb. So you have a full data T-1 at all
>times, but your voice gets prioritized, and handed directly off to the
>nearest Level3 peering point (which is great if you use a Level3 based
>VoIP service).
>
>We've banged on one of these in our lab and it works. You can kill the
>T-1 with data downloads and your voice sounds fine. 
>
>How does it know what is voice and what isn't? They assign you two sets
>of IP addresses. You give your Asterisk box an IP from the Voice block,
>and your firewall an IP from the Data block. There is also a VLAN setup
>you can do that I don't remember the details of off the top of my head.
>
>NetLogic Pricing (based on 24 month contract):
>
>VOA with 300 Kb Voice PVC -- $439 per month, $250 install fee.
>VOA with 700 Kb Voice PVC -- $449 per month, $250 install fee.
>VOA with 1100 Kb Voice PVC -- $459 per month, $250 install fee.
>VOA with 1500 Kb Voice PVC -- $469 per month, $250 install fee.
>
>Available in every CO that Covad has service in. We can offer 12 month
>terms (slightly more expensive) and 36 month terms (slightly less
>expensive). And we have an agency program that will pay you 10% of each
>month's bill if you sell this to your customer. (Or, if you buy one for
>yourself, you can usually get a 10% discount from me...)
>
>Michael Young
>NetLogic
>myoung*netlogic.net
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael
>Welter
>Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:42 PM
>To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
>Subject: [asterisk-biz] Slightly OT
>
>I need a data T1 for an office at the Fairmont hotel in Boston.  We'll 
>use this for both Internet access and VoIP telephony.  Can anyone do 
>this?  It will connect with an Asterisk PBX.
>
>If not, does anyone offer an integrated T1 with four voice channels and 
>the rest data?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>P.S.  Covad won't provide QoS on a data T1.
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