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2. The Issue:
What are the different broadband options available to me as an SME
in the graphics design sector, operating as a business from a home
office in my locality: Terenure
Which is most suitable
Compare with Broadband access abroad
3. Definition of terms:
Mb: Network transfer rates and download speeds are often referred
to in megabits
KB: A kilobyte is 1,024 bytes of digital information
GB: A unit of computer storage equalling approximately 1 billion
bytes
Mbps: Megabits per second
IP Address: Internet Protocol Address. A unique number identifying
all devices connected to the Internet. This number is usually shown
in groups of numbers from 0 to 255, separated by periods, for
example 207.46.230.218
Modem: is the piece of equipment that links your computer to the
Internet via telephone lines. This is an acronym derived from the
words modulator and demodulator by taking the mo and dem from the
words. A modem is a piece of hardware that is used to connect
computers to the Internet.
4. Definition of terms:
Contention Ratio: is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to
the actual bandwidth. The higher the contention ratio, the greater
the number of users that may be trying to use the actual bandwidth
at any one time and, therefore, the lower the effective bandwidth
offered, especially at peak times
PSTN: The public switched telephone network is the network of the
world's publiccircuit switched telephone networks. Originally a
network of fixed-line analogue telephone systems, the PSTN is now
almost entirely digital in its core
ISDN: integrated services digital network regular twisted-pair
copper telephone lines that can carry two 64 kbps channels and one
16 kbps signalling channel
5. What companies are providing broadband access to the internet in
Terenure?
DSL Providers
6. Digiweb 7. Imagine 8. EircomDsl 9. Perlico 10. Irish Broadband 11. Magnet Networks 12. Smart Telecom 13. Define DSL: a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds