Bonded ADSL

[#1]

Hi All
This is just a simple question, That I have been asked by some of my clients
Plus Net do you support ADSL BONDING via MLPPP
If not are there any plans in the pipe line to do so
Thank you
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[#2]

Hiya,
We don't currently, but are looking into potential solutions that we may be able to offer in the future.

[#3]

Hi,
just a quick question to satisfy my curiosity
If one had two ADSL feeds into a switch would there be an improvement in speed?

[#4]

As in two telephone lines, both with broadband going into one router?
Not currently.  It probably just wouldn't work.

[#5]

Hasn't this been discussed before concerning the use of a load balancer on 2 ADSL lines.
Just a thought
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[#6]

Quote from: Jameseh

As in two telephone lines, both with broadband going into one router? Not currently.  It probably just wouldn't work.

I was thinking along these lines
ADSL 1----------------------- R1
--------------------------ES------------------PC
ADSL2------------------------R2
Router  1  and  router 2 (two separate ADSL feeds) linked together connecting them to a switch
apologies for the crude diagram

[#7]

With an old PC, three ethernet cards, two routers, and Linux you should be able to bond them together nicely
Either that or a nice hefty Cisco router
B.

[#8]

Hi All
Thankyou Jameseh for your reply
I and some on my clients would be intrested in the service if it is made avalable
for thoes who dont know the diffrence
Load balance verses Bonded ADSL
Load balanceing accross multi ADSLs help with the amount of date moved but not on speed.
Bonded ADSL make all the adsls look like one big fat pipe and there for helps with speed.
Hope to here some news then Jameseh
thank you

[#9]

Hi there kplahnet.
Good to hear of your interest in a bonded solution.
As James has mentioned this is something my colleagues in the Products team and I are currently working on. It helps when we know of new customers who are interested in this sort of solution.
As part of our current Partner programme www.plus.net/partners we have established that there is quite a bit of demand for this service. If you want to drop me a PM I'd be interested to learn more about your requirements.
Look forward to hearing from you.

[#10]

Quote from: kplahnet

Hi All Thankyou Jameseh for your reply I and some on my clients would be intrested in the service if it is made avalable for thoes who dont know the diffrence Load balance verses Bonded ADSL Load balanceing accross multi ADSLs help with the amount of date moved but not on speed. Bonded ADSL make all the adsls look like one big fat pipe and there for helps with speed. Hope to here some news then Jameseh thank you

Well yes!  But it is still asynchronous?  More up than down - so if you are planning to put servers at each end of the link, you are limited to the slowest speed for data Xfer.  Its only OK if your needs match the capability? 

[#11]

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[#12]

I do know that Be are (or will soon be) running a pilot (just on one exchange) which in their case with 2 lines can offer up to 48mbps downloads and 5mbps uploads.

[#13]

up to being the operative word so don't bank on it being a replacement for leased line.

[#14]

It's about £3-5k a month cheaper!
What's key to point out is that this sort of bonded solution is still ADSL.  It does not and will not offer the SLA's that a leased line will.

[#15]

was point I was making James.
Depends what your connection is supporting, for example where I work it would not be suitable as we have around 3000 host systems.