Internet Access

ISDN is a fast, accurate, economical conduit for all kinds of Internet-based information, including global email, file transfer, news groups, bulletin boards and interactive applications. Emerging applications include electronic commerce and low-speed video and radio broadcasting. Net surfers can even cruise virtual malls to shop the world for goods and services in a convenient and secure sales environment.

Telecommuting or Work-at-Home

Both for full-time telecommuters and for those who work at home, ISDN supports fast, reliable LAN access, enhanced voice services, corporate email, file transfer, remote printing and all the other functions available to those that work in an office environment.

Video Conferencing

ISDN supports distance learning, business training, administrative conferencing and a wide range of other video-based applications with high fidelity audio and broadcast-quality, full color, full motion images. ISDN can be configured as set-top TV to PC, and PC to PC video conferencing at either 128 Kbps or 384 Kbps.

Branch Office Communications

ISDN provides high-performance, cost-effective connections for transferring information and linking your multiple business locations to create a fast, smooth-running Wide Area Network (WAN).

Standby Inter-Networking

ISDN can help you minimize the risks of outages or overflows by providing reliable, high-speed back up and extra bandwidth on a cost-effective, dial-up basis.

Enhanced Voice Services

Businesses are under increasing pressure to handle inbound calls more efficiently. Qwest ISDN Services provide many advanced call management features – such as, multiple telephone numbers, shared telephone numbers, conferencing, transferring and caller name and number ID. And there's no need to miss crucial calls while cruising the Web, because ISDN enables you to access the Internet and place and receive calls simultaneously.

Point-of-Sale Services

ISDN delivers the speed and performance formerly associated only with costly private lines – at economical, public network prices. With ISDN, transaction times for processing credit card sales averages just four to six seconds. Compare that to analog telephone lines, which range from 30 to 60 seconds. That's especially important to queue-sensitive and high-volume retailers.

Telemedia/Desktop Publishing

ISDN offers the bandwidth and digital clarity to support such publishing-related functions as typesetting, processing color separations, creating printing plates, color scanning of photographs and page layout proofing. When turnaround speed is essential, ISDN is an ideal solution. Remote broadcasting ISDN can be a better way to broadcast from remote locations. Single Line Service can provide capability for traditional radio broadcasting – full duplex, broadcast-quality audio at 7.5 Khz on a single B channel – and for CD-quality stereo at 20 Khz on two B channels.

Telemetry/Security

With ISDN, a central surveillance site can visually observe numerous remote locations, while monitoring the status of alarms and access control devices. The B channels provide connectivity for video and the D channel accommodates the other alarm inputs.

Equipment To Support Your ISDN Service

Qwest does not carry customer premise equipment (CPE) for single line ISDN service. When you are shopping for equipment, look for the following attributes to ensure that you are purchasing equipment that is compatible with Qwest's Single Line ISDN service:

• CPE needs to support "U" Interface (reference ANSI T1.216-1998 Release 2003) (North America - Europe uses the 4 wire S/T)
• If using the S/T interface, must have an additional external NT1 device to convert from European to North American standards
• Must be supported by Ethernet connection (Instead of serial or USB)
• Supports (Virtual Private Networks) VPNs through the modem
• Uses (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP and (Network Address Translator) NAT for (Local Area Network) LAN side
• Supports Voice Features
• Must have 2 voice ports for each (Service Profile ID) SPID (This will give you the option of adding additional devices like a fax machine to your network.)
• Multiple data port hub
• Must be compatible with ALL PC Equipment (MAC, etc.)