Most people are familiar with the regular DS1 line, but for those who aren’t, it is actually a high- speed digital connection capable of transmitting data at a rate of 1.544 Mbps.

It is the perfect circuit to use if you have a small, medium or large business for your telecommunication needs. A bigger group of the DS1 lines can provide you with faster connection speed and can serve a great backbone for large networks.

One such connection is the OC48. This high-speed large carrier can provide you with a rate that is equivalent to about 5376 DS1 lines. The OC48 can give you a transfer rate for both voice and data at a speed of 2.4 gigabits per second.

If you notice, a single DS1 line has 24 channels and they can be set for either data or voice transfers. It uses a fiber optics lines to transmit the signal allowing the DS1 line to send the data at a much faster speed.

There are several guidelines you can use when you’re trying to determine the type of DS1 service you should use.

However, a general assessment of your telephone and network requirements should give you a good idea. If you want a more in-depth research, you can start by looking at the telephone usage and worth of telephone bills you are getting each month.

You can also trace the total long distance calls that you make each month. If you want to do it the easier way, you can get in touch with your current provider and obtain a report or a traffic study for your network. This will yield accurate data on your line usage for a certain period that you want to study.

Once you have decided which service to go for, make sure that you add about 10% extra room for future growth. If you see that the peak times might be too much, then you can make it at an extra 20% so that you can have more room for future needs. When your business is a call center, then you might require more room for future growth.

When using your DS1 line, consider that a voice line can be used for both inbound and outbound calls. You should consider porting your main listed business telephone number over to the T1 line.

This will give you the opportunity to accommodate simultaneous calls. You might also want to consider having a voice prompt system at the frontline so that you can accommodate calls efficiently and promptly.

You can use your Direct Inward Dialer or your DID along with your DS1 line. These can set aside specific phone systems that will enable them to be dialed directly from the outside.

These work much like private lines. DIDs are sold in blocks, consisting of 10 numbers per block, and they are very affordable to have. You can lease them for a small monthly fee. Having DID’s on your system can give your main console operator a breather since it doesn’t have to go through them. It is automatically directed to the main telephone console.

Your DS1 service is hooked up to your facility and terminated on a smart jack on the network equipment room. It then extends into the system or on through a CSU or Customer Service Unit. These CSU’s are test points which are helpful when you are troubleshooting problems.

The good thing with the DS1 line is that they are directly monitored at the central office which makes it easy to correct possible problems. They can even be treated remotely. In addition, it is also ideal to have a POTs line as a supplement in case there are major outages in your area. POTs stand for plain old trunks.

DS1 lines do need an initial setup and installation fee with some specific hardware required. You should be able to save a substantial amount of money from the recurring charges that you get every month compared to other lines.

Most companies that have chosen the DS1 line were able to gain back their initial cash out within the first year that they installed the service.

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