NTT’s Global Ethernet Service (Global Super link) offers virtual broadband leased line connectivity, providing a secure closed-network environment via an open network. GSL is a service that offers a layer 2 Ethernet data transmission service that is point-to-point, burstable and swift, using NTT’s Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology.

Features and benefits: 

• Transmission speeds range from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps in 10 Megabit increments (1 Gbps speed is available on request)
• Three access lines available: Digital Signal 3 (in US), 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
• Provides the security of a closed network with the economy of an open network environment
• An economical and effective solution for burstable high-speed traffic between data centres and hub sites
• A protocol-free layer 2 service implemented through a L2-VPN path over NTT’s Tier-1 Global IP Backbone Network to seamlessly support diverse network topologies and redundant configurations
• A Backbone Network and equipment redundancy ensures uninterrupted service with an industry-leading Service Level Agreement guaranteeing its quality
• A choice of billing options between a fixed monthly cost or per gigabyte charges, depending on user transmission patterns
• Web reporting service providing traffic reports at no extra cost

Coverage

GSL is available in the US (Lundy/CA, New York, Sterling/Virginia), London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Osaka (as of March 2007). NTT is expanding coverage to four more Asian locations during 2007.