T1 - How it Works

T1 lines have been a part of business operations forits channels to carrier both incoming and outgoing
well quarter of a century.  In the last 10 to 15 yearscalls.  If a company has a phone system permits the
the market has become more competitive, drivinguse of a PRI card, the T1 can be setup for feature rich
down the cost of T1 lines.  Today, even smallvoice applications.  Larger companies with over 20
businesses can enjoy the benefits and afford T1 lineusers on the phone at any given time find this
connections.  Any business that is spending overapplication more economical and feature rich than
$300 a month should take a look at all the optionstraditional copper lines.  
available to maximize their communications budget.  The integrated or dynamic T1 is one of the most
The versatility of the T1 is its greatest strength.  Thepopular solutions for smaller businesses.  The
T1 is composed of 24 channels that can be configuredintegrated T1 combines two or more applications onto
for numerous different applications.  The mostone single T1 circuit.  Most businesses use this circuit
common applications include: Internet T1, Voice T1, andto combine both their voice and Internet Bandwidth on
Integrated / Dynamic T1.  Depending on the needs ofone T1 line.  Most of these integrated solutions are
the particular business, a business may run threedynamic as well.  This means that when the
applications or just one on one T1 line.  customer is not using a voice line, that channel is being
The internet T1 uses all of its 24 channels for Internetused as Internet Bandwidth.  The integrated T1 has
bandwidth.  The customer receives a full 1.54 Mbpsquickly become a popular choice for small businesses
of Internet bandwidth both up and down.  Manylooking to save money and streamline their business.  
businesses need the full 1.54 Mbps of bandwidth to upThese are just a few of the applications available
load critical data, or support multiple users in a network.from today's LEC and CLEC providers.  Other
 applications are out there depending on what your
The voice T1 is a solution for companies with highcompany is looking for.
demand for voice services.  The voice T1 uses all of