Converged Distribution of Internet

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Converged Distribution of Internet

As per IDC research, Internet server providers have never faced such an intense competition. With the new entrants from offshore locations, new delivery models being developed, the convergence of software, hardware, and services, and ever more demanding customers, ISPs are faced with a multitude of challenges. Those providers that are able to anticipate the changes and execute their vision, will stay on the top of the market.

Whether you want to join the Internet server providers bandwagon or are already into it, to remain into within it, it is necessary to understand the World Internet usage trends, market growth, how much marktet is untapped and how the usage interest areas of people around the world is changing.

Initally, majority of the Internet users were the researchers from various fields who used Internet for their research work but then the Internet usage awareness increased when organizations realized its usefulness in day-to-day functioning and how can it be used for communication. This awareness changed the trend in how the Internet is being used today. Not only organizations but the individual user also started using it for day-to-day communications and entertainment.

To satisfy the constantly changing user’s needs/requirements of high speed access interface, access Networks evolve and the requirement for the products that support them also evlove. Access speeds and technologies require a broader range of interfaces and protocol support.

Different technologies provide fast transfer of data to and from the Internet and one of it is broadband connection. Broadband Internet connections offer much faster data speeds than typical dial-up connections.

Let us take a look at few types of Internet connections before broadband access networks came into practical usage.

Dial up

A dial-up connection is the smallest pipe one can use to connect to the Internet. It is fast enough to read information and download small files, but it has problems with video connections, multimedia-intensive Web sites, and high-speed games. Dial-up connections, require you you cannot talk on the phone and go online at the same time without a second phone line. to connect to an ISP over a phone line, so

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modems, with speeds up to 128 Kbps over two phone lines, provide a step up from an ordinary dial-up modem. ISDN uses more advanced networking protocols to double or even triple the speed of dial-up modems. However, the pipe is still small.

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it served the purpose of Internet surfing only. A typical speed for a dial-up modem is 56 Kbps and cannot support trasmission of high speed data, voice and video. As Internet usage continues to Dec. 2000