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Network-based IP VPN: IP Sec VPN Details

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Design and Implementation

We give you the option to leverage our staff of highly trained, highly experienced engineers to help design and implement your IP Sec VPN solution. It's your assurance that your network is designed for high performance, efficiency, and security.

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Access/Transport

Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN service is available to locations connected via Dedicated, Frame Relay, ATM, DSL, and Dial access.

  • Dedicated IP Sec VPN Access — connections to Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN service at speeds ranging from 64k to T1, E1, 4M, 6M, 9M, 12M, and 45M.
  • Frame Relay Gateway PVC Access — connections to Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN service at speeds ranging from 56K to T1 via a Frame Relay PVC and port.
  • ATM Gateway PVC Access — allows current ATM customers to connect to Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN service at speeds ranging from 128k to 3M.
  • Sprint Dial Internet Access — facilitates access speeds ranging from 56K (analog) to 128K (ISDN) for remote users in over 150 countries around the world.
  • Sprint DSL Access — SDSL speeds range of up to 1.5M, ADSL speeds up to 1.5M downstream and 384K upstream.
  • Non-Sprint Access — Users of other Internet service providers can also securely connect to your Sprint IP Sec VPN using an approved Sprint IP Sec VPN client (some restrictions apply).

Class of Service

Sprint provides multiple classes of service which will provide you with the tools necessary to classify and prioritize your voice, video and data traffic. With CoS you will be able to ensure quality of service for voice or video over IP applications, or ensure that your delay-sensitive inventory tracking application gets priority over regular mail.

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Hardware

Depending on your requirements, a channel service unit/data service unit (CSU/DSU), simple router and/or an ATM access concentrator are all that are needed for Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN access.

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Maintenance and Management

Sprint Managed IP Sec VPN Services offer installation, configuration, management, and maintenance support for your network, and for simple routers located at the customer premise (restrictions apply). Sprint Managed IP Sec VPN services focuses in core areas, and are as follows:

  • Network monitoring
  • Request common feature changes
  • Outage notification

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Security

Sprint IP Sec VPN services provide one of the highest levels of security available in the marketplace today. Sprint combines the technical knowledge of its Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) personnel with its network-based firewall, encryption, and authentication capabilities to provide all the key elements that are critical for secure communications.

  • Network-based Stateful Firewalls
  • IP Sec VPN backbone 3DES encryption
  • User Authentication using RADIUS, SecurID, and PKI

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Software — VPN Client and Dialer

Sprint IP Sec VPN Solutions include client software and a number finder/dialer application so that you can easily locate and dial local access numbers from locations around the world. Sprint Network-based IP Sec VPN service includes the following free software:

  • SoftRemote Client
  • Sprint Dialer

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Performance Guarantees

Sprint designs IP Sec VPN solutions using the best in products and technology for your unique needs, and back them with superior guarantees covering service and support.

  • IP Sec VPN Backbone availability guarantee — Sprint guarantees 100% availability for customers with Enhanced Broadband Metropolitan Area Network (BMAN) access or a 99.9% availability guarantee for customers with traditional access.
  • IP Sec VPN Backbone delay guarantee — In the U.S., Sprint guarantees a monthly average delay of less than or equal to 55 ms roundtrip. For frame relay, we guarantee end-to-end delay varying from 55-130 ms, depending on access speed and class of service. Internationally, Sprint delay guarantees vary by country. Please contact your Sprint Representative for specific delay metrics.
  • IP Sec VPN Dial busy-free guarantee — Sprint guarantees a minimum 99.0% busy-free dial access or Sprint will credit you 10% of your monthly dedicated intranet port fee.
  • IP Sec VPN Packet Loss guarantee — Sprint guarantees a maximum of 0.1% packet loss for IP Sec VPN traffic on its IP Backbone network.

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