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T-1 carrier Last modified: Wednesday, January 09, 2002

A dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544Mbits per second. A T-1 line actually consists of 24 individual channels, each of which supports 64Kbits per second. Each 64Kbit/second channel can be configured to carry voice or data traffic. Most telephone companies allow you to buy just some of these individual channels, known as fractional T-1 access. T-1 lines are a popular leased line option for businesses connecting to the Internet and for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) connecting to the Internet backbone. The Internet backbone itself consists of faster T-3 connections. T-1 lines are sometimes referred to as DS1 lines.

Committee T1 home page Committee T1 develops technical standards and reports regarding interconnection and interoperability of telecommunications networks at interfaces with end-user systems, carriers, information and enhanced-service providers, and customer premises equipment (CPE). Their home page provides links to organizational information, reports, standards, affiliations, FAQs, and press releases. Everything T-1 A comprehensive site offering T-1/T-3 information, glossary, FAQ's, Books, Reference, Technical Reports, News, T-1 Request Forms, Messageboard, ISP Lists, Links and more. T-1 Technology Discussion Article describing T-1 carriers and how they operate. This page is hosted by Data Comm for Business, Inc.