Comparison between Internet Leased Line & Traditional Broadband Internet

 

Comparison between Internet Leased Line & Traditional Broadband Internet
Parameter	Internet Leased Line (ILL)	Broadband (FTTH/xDSL/Mobile Internet)
Customer Connectivity	Dedicated connection between client premises and service provider	Connection shared with other users
Cost	Costlier than Broadband	Cheaper than ILL
Maximum Speed	Order of Gbps	Order of Mbps
Performance	High Performance	Average Performance
Upload & Download Speed	Symmetric : Same Upload & Download Speed	Asymmetric : Download speed is higher as compared to Upload Speed
QoS	High QoS	Low QoS
Uncontended Bandwidth	Directly connected to Packet Core Network of ISP	A shared access network comes in between Customer Premise Equipment and ISP's Core Network
SLA (Service Level Agreement)	Yes. Better network uptime and better network availability	No. Service delivery in best effort basis
Customer Segment	Enterprise Business	Ordinary Customers
Static IP Address	Provided with ILL without additional cost	Provided at additional cost
Media	OFC	OFC/Copper/Wireless
Security	High, because the connection is dedicated to a particular client	Low, because the connection is shared by multiple users
Contract Period	One Year (Minimum)	One Month (Minimum)
Metering / Throttling	Un-metered and Un-throttled. TRULY Unlimited	Metered. FUP will be there
Monitoring and Pro-active Support	24 Hrs Monitoring and Pro-active support	No monitoring. Faults will be attended only after reporting
Connection Speed	Committed & Fixed	On Best Effort Basis
Latency and Jitter	Low Latency & Low Jitter	High Latency & Jitter
Traffic Prioritization	Traffic prioritization done by ISPs	No Traffic Prioritization
Route Diversity Options	Traffic Route can be diverted in the event of failure	No traffic diversion option