Diamond.Net providing solutions for nationwide Internet problems; ATM technology ensures cleaner, faster, more efficient routing for corporate Internet users.ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 1996--Corporate Internet users worldwide are experiencing Internet gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . With increasing frustration, users must suffer long wait times to access World Wide Web sites, bottlenecks, `brownouts' and system crashes. Worst of all, they have had few alternatives to the Internet network providers who can't -- or won't -- address the congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. problems. St. Louis-based Diamond.Net, a provider of global Internet and Intranet broadband network solutions, is addressing the Internet crisis for corporate users by offering a high-end commercial service. Diamond.Net is building a private managed fiber optic and satellite Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) network spanning the globe. Diamond.Net's state-of-the-art ATM network is solving common problems experienced by corporate Internet users, including: - Bottlenecks in the public Internet that result in packet loss and poor performance - Congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. metropolitan access exchanges (MAEs) and network access points (NAPs), which are not managed and use old technologies and shared switches - Low capacity servers that cause delays and even deny access for users accessing sites on the Web - Overstressed routers that lose data and cause aggravating delays - Network providers that don't have the knowledge, resources or client commitment to install major equipment upgrades and enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; "The Internet bottleneck and packet loss poses real problems for business professionals using the Internet," said Caroline Robertson, senior researcher for telecommunications at International Data Corp., Framingham, Mass. "By investing in ATM Technology for its global network, Diamond.Net has demonstrated a solid understanding of these problems and a commitment to addressing solutions." Diamond.Net, headquartered in St. Louis, is a provider of secure full service global Intranet and Internet broadband data network solutions for businesses. Diamond.Net is using full, clear channel DS3/OC3 fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber and satellite connectivity to create its own private ATM network. Utilizing self healing The ability to restore a failure situation such as a broken transmission line or a missing program file that is part of a software application. See self-healing network. sonet technology with traffic relief pipes in each city to the other major private networks representing 90 percent of the Internet, Diamond.Net can provide a diverse, fully redundant network for corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . Diamond.Net's national network will be fully completed by the end of 1996. Diamond.Net offers the fastest and cleanest routing system for the transfer and delivery of voice, video and data streams at speeds ranging from 128 Kbps to 622 Mbps (OC12). Please see attached fact sheet for more information on how Diamond.net can solve the Internet gridlock. -0- Fact Sheet: How Diamond.Net is solving the Internet bottleneck for business-to-business applications; http://www.dmnd.net 1. Problem: Sources of Internet slowdown and frustration are the malfunctioning metropolitan access exchanges (MAEs) and network access points (NAPs) which are clogged at the peak exchange points. - Diamond.Net's Solution: The Diamond.Net ATM network is designed to provide multiple Internet access See how to access the Internet. points, in most cases enabling customers to avoid funneling into congested MAEs and NAPs altogether. Diamond.Net has connections to networks with 90 percent of the nation's business-to-business communications, allowing corporate users efficient and fast access to the requested network. Diamond.Net currently has connections to UUNet, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. and Sprint and is securing connections to BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. and Apex Global Information Services See Information Systems. (AGIS). If at any time, five percent or more of Diamond.Net's customer's data has a destination on a network other than the ones above, Diamond.Net will add a circuit to that network. 2. Problem: The Internet can't handle large volumes of data, resulting in increased packet loss and poor performance for corporate users. - Diamond.Net's Solution: Diamond.Net monitors bandwidth throughout its ATM network. Once a 30 percent sustained usage rate is reached on bandwidth or equipment on any of the national networks to which Diamond.Net has connections, Diamond.Net upgrades bandwidth capacity from the network. Diamond.Net's network can be upgraded to OC3 or higher within 30-60 days to virtually eliminate congestion and packet loss. 3. Problem: Most Internet networking companies are promising users service upgrades, but many lack the technology, knowledge, resources and client commitment needed to upgrade their services. - Diamond.Net's Solution: Diamond.Net has invested in advanced ATM technology for its private managed network, in order to offer customers faster, more scaleable and more efficient networking solutions. ATM offers Diamond.Net and its customers the ability to easily upgrade bandwidth on demand as data capacity increases from a fractional OC3 to as high as OC12. Diamond.Net's investments in technology and ongoing commitment to its customers enables it to continually identify new resources for delivering the most advanced Internet and Intranet services. 4. Problem: Damaged links between parts of the Internet lead to roundabout routing, with an average of 15 hops to a destination and increasing packet and data loss. - Diamond.Net's Solution: Diamond.Net utilizes state-of-the-art BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 4 routing and CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) An expansion of the IP addressing system that allows for a more efficient and appropriate allocation of addresses. The original class-based method used fixed fields for network IDs, which was wasteful. (classless class·less adj. 1. Lacking social or economic distinctions of class: a classless society. 2. Belonging to no particular social or economic class. interdomain routing) to choose the route with the fewest number of router hops (averaging seven router hops to a destination), which significantly speeds data and reduces chances for data loss and stress on the network. 5. Problem: Lack of server capacity and bandwidth causes stalls and rejections for users trying to access popular sites on the Internet. - Diamond.Net's Solution: Diamond.Net manages and monitors the bandwidth and number of hits per site using the highest capacity and fastest servers available from Silicon Graphics, Digital Equipment Corp., Sun, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Apple. Instead of relying on older and limited ethernet 10 Mbps connections, Diamond.Net uses multiple ATM 155 Mbps connections and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. (fiber distributed data interface) 100 Mbps connections between the servers and networks. Diamond.Net also "mirrors" large sites -- duplicating specific applications on multiple servers (upgrading at 30 percent usage) throughout the Diamond.Net nationwide ATM network. Additionally, Diamond.Net's technologies allow for load-balancing to disperse congestion from one central server to other servers across the country, keeping traffic and data in geographical regions, whenever possible, eliminating unnecessary router hops and reducing data loss and stress on the network in the individual locations. 6. Problem: Lack of server capacity and bandwidth causes stalls in the transmission of real-time audio and video data. - Diamond.Net's Solution: Diamond.Net utilizes unicasting and multicasting technologies for the efficient, high quality delivery of real-time audio and video broadcasts over the Internet. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : There is an "at" symbol following "broberts," "mprofeta," and "asoden," in the E-mail addresses below. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Diamond.Net, St. Louis Burton Roberts, 314/727-5596 broberts@dmnd.net http://www.dmnd.net or Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Chicago Marni Profeta or Amie Soden, 312/240-3000 mprofeta@edelman.com asoden@edelman.com |
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