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Pricing for Armstrong/GDS Internet Access and Internetworking Business
Venture
Armstrong Cable Services, in partnership with GDS, provides the Internet
connect as well as the cable modems for purchase. Internet access,
Internet/Web services and Network solutions are provided by GDS as well
as maintenance of accounts. Commercial clients interested in cable modem
Internet access should contact Donna Moosman at 814-337-7562 or
info@highwaygds.net
Purchase Price of Cable Modems:
LCP Personal Cable Modem $495
LCw Workgroup Cable Bridge $825
LCb Multi-User Spanning Tree Cable Bridge
802.31d compliant spanning tree bridge $1995
Criteria for cable modem purchase:
Which cable modem unit you purchase is determined by the number of users
and your network environment. There are three models:
* LCP: Single User Bridge
* LCw: One to Four User Bridge
* LCb: 802.31d compliant spanning tree Bridge (up to 1024 users)
If you have your own proxy or web server, please contact J. Michael
Griffin or call 814-337-7562 for further details.
About the Cable Modems
Bay Networks, Inc. has proven itself as an experienced leader in the
cable modem industry. Each class of cable modem provides a rich set of
features with high performance and security for the end user.
The following links will place in Bay Networks LANcity's site for
specifications on each type of cable modem.
To get back to this page, use your browser's "Back" button or icon until
you return.
* LCP Cable Modem
* LCw Cable Modem
* LCb Spanning Tree Cable Modem
Internet Connect Only:
Connection service levels are determined by the amount of usage. Clients
with their own web server and those requiring larger, reserved bandwidth
use will be assigned Class C connections. Workgroups with lighter usage
will be assigned Class B (or you can opt for Class C) and Single users
will be assigned Class A, and can opt for Class B.
Available to Commercial Entities in the Greater Meadville Armstrong
Cable Service Area
Service Class A Business Customer with 10 Mbps downstream rate (received data rate) and
1.5 Mbps upstream rate (transmit data rate) with contention mode
bandwidth $99 per month
Service Class B Business Customer with 10 Mbps downstream rate (received data rate) and
1.5 Mbps upstream rate (transmit data rate) with reservation bandwidth $129 per month
Service Class C Business Customer with 10 Mbps downstream rate (received data rate) and
10 Mbps upstream rate (transmit data rate) with reservation bandwidth $250 per month
LAN Interconnect: Business Service Virtual LAN Service
Virtual LAN Service is a Local Area Network (LAN) interconnection
service provided for businesses who need high speed data transfer rates
between multiple sites. Of course, Internet Access can be added to this
option for an additional $129.00/month (Class C service at Class B
pricing)
Based upon a 3.5 mile radius of downtown Meadville
LAN Interconnect Virtual LAN Service with 10 Mbps symmetrical data rates with reservation
bandwidth $299 per month for 2 sites
...$125 per month each additional site
For Virtual LANs outside the 3.5 mile radius contact J. Michael Griffin
for details.
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Notes:
Contention Bandwidth:A cable modem subscriber with contention bandwidth
will gain access to the network by contending for the time to transmit
along with other cable modem subscribers. Most Web surfing, e-mail, and
FTP transfers require less bandwidth upstream (from the subscriber to
the Internet) than downstream. The transfer of large files or graphic
rich Web pages will download at speeds hundreds of times faster than
conventional telephone modems.
Reservation Bandwidth: During normal use of Armstrong's cable modem
network, subscribers contend for bandwidth, typical to an Ethernet Local
Area Network. As traffic on the network increases and cable modems'
transmission buffers begin to fill with data, the amount of reserve time
on the network increases as the time for contention decreases. Cable
modems allowed to reserve time on the network will ask for and receive
time slots for their use only. They will not contend with other modems
for this bandwidth. Reservation bandwidth is important to the subscriber
who will perform large file transfers from their computer to another
location on the Internet. Video telexing, IP telephony, and Intranet
Services are typical applications that perform best with reservation
bandwidth. It provides low latency across the network for such time
sensitive operations.
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