What is a leased line?
A leased line is a permanent, dedicated high performance telecommunications network connection which can carry voice, data and Internet traffic via a copper or fibre optic connection between a customer site and a Zen Point of Presence (POP). Leased lines are also sometimes referred to as a T1 connection/ T1 line, or an E1 connection/E1 line.
A leased line is a permanent fiber optic or telephone connection between two points set up by a telecommunications carrier. A leased line is also sometimes referred to as a dedicated line. They can be used for telephone, data, or Internet services. Oftentimes businesses will use a leased line to connect to geographically distant offices because it guarantees bandwidth for network traffic. For example, a bank may use a leased line in order to easily transfer financial information from one office to another. A leased line can span long or short distances and customers generally pay a flat monthly rate for the service depending on the distance between the two points. Leased lines do not have telephone numbers because each side of the line is always connected to one another, as opposed to telephone lines which reuse the same lines for numerous conversations through a process called “switching.” The information sent through the leased line travels along dedicated secure channels, eliminatin
A leased line is a high-performance and permanently available Internet connection carrying voice, data and Internet traffic. Leased line is rented from telecommunications providers. Leased line delivers dedicated, guaranteed bandwidth and are supported by comprehensive Service-Level Agreements (SLA). They are also referred to as a private line, E1, T1, E3, T3, Dedicated Access or Point to point.
