SynchroNet^® Service is a high-speed, full-duplex, synchronous data transmission service that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. BellSouth Business^SM SynchroNet^® Service also supports secondary channel capability (SCC) — a companion transmission capability that is provided over the same physical facility as the primary channel but at a lower bit rate. SCC allows customer premises equipment (CPE) to provide diagnostics, network management, alarm functions or a second low-speed data path. In addition, SynchroNet^® Service is offered through a "nodal" serving concept that provides advanced testing, maintenance and monitoring capabilities. By using digital facilities and routing the circuits through nodes, BellSouth Business^SM SynchroNet^® Service can offer 99.5 percent error-free network performance.

Features:

• Point-to-point, multipoint and secondary channel capability
• Synchronous, full-duplex transmission
• Advanced testing, maintenance, monitoring and transmission privacy capabilities
• Speeds of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2, 56 and 64 Kbps
• SCC provided over the same physical facility as the primary channel but at a lower bit rate
• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• All-digital transmission facilities for enhanced quality and reliability

Benefits:

• Optimize your network through advanced diagnostics, network management, alarm functions or a second low-speed data path
• Save money by using your existing CPE.
• Increase transmission efficiency and reliability through all-digital, synchronous transmission.

Sample Applications:

• Engineering, product design, CAD/CAM: Any application that requires transmitting large amounts of data at irregular intervals can take advantage of the reliability of SynchroNet^®.
• Extend your network: If your company has branch offices or workers in the same LATA, SynchroNet^® can provide high-speed connections to your network.
• Flexibility: Share text, graphics and other types of data over wide geographic areas.