Overview of our bonded broadband solutions.

1. Superfast broadband today,
for everyone
There is a limit to what ordinary broadband can do. And if speed and reliability are important to you, that limit can
cause real problems for your business. Of course, a Leased Line could do the job. But at what cost?
What you need is a third way. Something that gives you two, three or even four times the performance you’re
getting right now, with built-in resilience, at an affordable price.
What you need is ABCOM.
onfigures compatible host machines for network access.
Multiply your performance
The outbound traffic is recombined by aggregation
servers in a data centre, before being sent on to the
Internet. During this process, a virtual IP address is
assigned, ensuring that the traffic appears to originate
from a single, consistent IP address and port number.
ABCOM combines two, three or four individual internet
connections into a single, superfast connection.
In other words you get more than enough performance
for extra-value applications like video conferencing,
internet telephony, off-site data backup, virtual private
networks and cloud computing. But that’s just the start.
ABCOM can combine multiple types of connections
including Leased Lines, cable, fibre optic, wireless and
4G mobile. The service can even combine connections
from different service providers. Need more speed? No
problem. Simply add more lines and routers whenever
you need them.
Receiving data
Incoming packets return to the same IP address and
port, and the aggregation servers balance traffic across
the available lines to use the full downstream capacity.
By encapsulating the traffic that passes between the
router and the aggregation server, underlying networks
can change without affecting your users.
Maximise your resilience
Because you can combine multiple connections from
different providers you can avoid the risk of having a
single point of failure. If one line fails then ABCOM will
continue to use the others, without any intervention from
you. When the line is restored ABCOM automatically
includes it again.
Sending data
ABCOM creates a Virtual Router Address (VRA), which
acts as the default gateway and DNS. The VRA directs
data packets over your internet connections, using their
combined upstream capacity.
One ABCOM router manages the VRA. If that router
fails, one of the others quickly takes over and the active
sessions continue as normal. ABCOM also includes a
distributed DHCP server, which automatically configures
compatible host machines for network access.
Benefits at a glance
 Fast: up to four times faster than a single
broadband connection
 Scalable: combines the bandwidth of 2, 3 or
4 broadband connections
 Resilient: if one broadband line fails ABCOM can
still use the others
 Affordable: costs much less than a
Leased Line
 Easy: installed and configured in 15 – 45 minutes
 Versatile: can combine multiple types of
connections even if they are from different
providers
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2. How it works
Order your internet connections (two, three or four lines) and we’ll supply a router for each one, with our firmware
already installed. As soon as they’re connected and configured – a process which takes just 15 to 45 minutes – the
routers can collaborate with each other over Ethernet to manage the flow of data.
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Your Network
Connect your computers, VoIP devices or other IP
based hardware to any of the routers in your Local
Area Network
Routers with the ABCOM firmware connected to
the ISPs
Connect up to four broadband connections. Each
connection requires a dedicated router. Mix and
match connections, choosing between the ISPs
servicing your area.
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Technology you can trust
Businesses around the world have been relying
on ABCOM for reliable, high speed connectivity
for years. And it’s easy to understand why.
ABCOM works with almost any application,
network protocol, ISP or connection. The
performance of each line is monitored and
optimised accordingly. We use redundant
aggregation servers to protect against a single
point of failure, and a combination of the BGP
protocol and our own proprietary failover
mechanisms to provide site-level redundancy.
The Internet
Cable, DSL, fibre, Leased Line or other broadband
connection exchange
Aggregation servers in your region, combined with
ABCOM Network Operations Centre Software work
with the firmware on your routers to bond
connections and enhance connectivity.
That’s ABCOM.
Superfast broadband
for everyone, today.
For more information please contact:
ABCOM, Unit 3 Ashwyn Business Centre, Marchants
Way, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8AX
Sales Enquires
E: info@abcom.co.uk
T: 01444 871200
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