High performance, secure interoperability
Qwest's Premises-Based Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network Services (PBIP-VPNS) gives your Agency a fully monitored and managed Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel-based Service Enabling Device (SED) solution. Qwest's PBIP-VPNS deliver customer edge device encryption and decryption services that include a broad range of network design, engineering, security protocol enforcement and VPN tunneling technologies. These features make Qwest's PBIP-VPNS ideal for seamless integration of Agency service delivery point sites with a broad range of bandwidth requirements and a wide variety of access architectures. Qwest offers a full array of industry leading features, capabilities and interfaces for Networx PBIP-VPNS customers.

Features
Qwest's PBIP-VPNS are highly reliable solutions because Qwest uses industry leading, state-of-the-art carrier quality integrated PBIP-VPN devices. Your Agency will benefit from high quality services derived from Qwest's stable, proven network platform.

• Qwest's average VPN availability has been better than 99.9 percent
• Qwest consistently meets or exceeds the Networx contract's Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) metrics
• Qwest's PBIP-VPNS are proactively monitored 24x7x365
• Qwest offers the additional capability of reporting statistical and alarm information directly to Agencies via our Web-based reporting service, the Qwest Control Networx Portal

Benefits

• Uses high performance Service Enabling Devices (SEDs) platforms with FIPS certification
• VPN security is provided globally over Qwest's  Internet Protocol Service
• Qwest provides a dedicated managed security implementation team
• Delivers high-performance, secure interoperability between diverse network architectures
• Multiple VPN tunneling standards are used, including Layering 2 Tunneling Protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS) formerly SSL, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), IP-in-IP, MPLS and Generic Routing Encapsulation
• Optional network design and engineering services are available
• Integration of secure internet gateways for Extranet and Intranet internetworking
• Optional Managed Tiered Security Services can be integrated with Qwest's PBIP-VPNS
• Reliable, performance-based AQLs
• Expert support to install and manage networks
• Easy to manage Qwest Control Networx Portal
• Redundant world-class network operations centers (NOCs) and systems