This article explains the purpose of a T1 circuit in the Sky and MiCloud phone systems.
A T1 circuit is dedicated, high-speed digital connection that can be used for voice and data traffic. This type of circuit requires a line to be brought into your physical location and terminated at a jack in a small telephone or data room, sometimes referred to as a "Telco closet." The jack, called a smartjack, can then be used to plug a cable to extend the circuit into the appropriate equipment at your location. A smartjack is required to connect your T1 circuit to your routing equipment.
When utilizing a T1 circuit on a private MiCloud/Sky Network, voice traffic never traverses the public internet and is routed directly to the MiCloud/Sky data centers for high efficiency.
A T1 circuit consists of 24 channels, which can be allotted to voice, data, or both. The T1 transmission occurs over two-pair fiber-optic wiring; however, it is sometimes brought to the building on regular copper wires. Each T1 circuit provides 1.54 Mbps of synchronous bandwidth. Multiple circuits can be bonded together to increase bandwidth. MiCloud/Sky configures the T1 to provide 500 KB for voice and 1 MB for data; however, the T1 can be configured with other connectivity options should your bandwidth needs be greater than that of a single T1 circuit.
T1 Configurations
- Single T1 where 500 KB is reserved for voice and 1 MB is available for data.
- Two T1's for customers who need:
- more than 1 MB for data, we offer Load Balanced T1's and other connectivity options.
- more than 1 MB for voice, we offer MPPP to "bond" the circuits.
- For customers who require more than 2 MB for data, we suggest using a non-MiCloud/Sky data provider.
