Core NAP offers the latest digital subscriber line (DSL) access technology called Ethernet over Copper (EoC). Unlike older DSL technology that uses asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) which complicates service delivery and limits Internet access performance, EoC has no such limitations and provides symetrical bandwidth (e.g., same download and upload speeds).

Ethernet over Copper is an Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standard known as 802.3ah which provides end-to-end connectivity via well known Ethernet technology. To address performance and scalability limitations with older DSL technololgies, EoC uses advanced copper wire pair bonding technology instead of complex Multilink PPP (MPPP) or expensive Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) for T1 and HDSL type circuits. In addition, unlike ADSL and cable modems, the upload and download speed of an EoC circuit is easily increased as requirements change.

EoC service is available today in the Austin central business district with other areas in Austin coming soon. Speeds range from 3 Mb/s to 40Mb/s at distances of up to 12,000 ft from the nearest telco central office.

Service in select areas of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio priced upon request.

All packages include: Router, Static IPs*, Mailboxes, and DNS.

Ethernet Over Copper Product Variations

• Bandwidth: 5.0 Mb/s simultaneous in both directions, up to 12,000 ft loop length.
• Bandwidth: 10.0 Mb/s simultaneous in both directions, up to 8,500 ft loop length.
• Bandwidth: 20.0 Mb/s simultaneous in both directions, up to 5,000 ft loop length.
• Bandwidth: 40.0 Mb/s simultaneous in both directions, up to 3,000 ft loop length.

*IP address requests for /29 and shorter prefix lengths (e.g., a block of 8 IP addresses or more) must be justified in conformance with published ARIN IP allocation requirements.

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