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DS3 Equivalent to 28 T1 Lines
DS3 service at a signaling rate of 44.736 Mbps is the equivalent of 28 T1 lines at their signaling rate of 1.544 Mbps. Because of the strict synchronization of TDM services, 28 T1 lines may be multiplexed into a single DS3 service.

Colocation is Often Cost Effective Bandwidth
Colocation is locating your servers in a colocation facility, also known as a carrier hotel. Advantages of this approach include ready availability of low cost bandwidth including DS3, Carrier Ethernet and SONET Fiber Optic OCx options. These data centers also offer backup power, environmental control and high levels of security.

Applications Demanding DS3 Bandwidth
DS3 transport is often used for real time video transport, high resolution images, large engineering files, and data backups to remote data centers. You can get this bandwidth through fiber optic delivery or over copper coaxial lines, called T3 lines.

How Does DS3 differ from T3?
The terms DS3 and T3 are often used interchangeably. Both refer to a TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) digital telecom service operating at 45 Mbps. Strictly speaking, DS3 is the digital signal level that can be carried by either copper or fiber physical links. T3 is the T-Carrier standard for DS3 over coaxial copper service.

Difference Between DSL and DS3
DSL means Digital Subscriber Line and is a shared bandwidth service offered on a "best effort" basis by telephone companies. DS3 is a professional telecom service with a fixed bandwidth of 45 Mbps both upload and download. DS3 is usually sold with on a contract with a service level agreement.


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