IP transit
Pantel International IP transit is a carrier level quality service that enables customers to access the Internet with various bandwidth options ranging from 2Mbps to n*10Gbps. Pantel International IP transit service targets various customers including Internet service providers, application service providers, content providers, data center operators demanding high quality Internet access. IP transit service provides customers with the following:
- Local tail to connect customer site to Pantel International’s backbone network
- Static or BGPv4 routing
- IP address range if static routing is chosen
- SLA
- 24/7 monitoring and customer service
- Online traffic statistic
- Optionally CPE
- Server hosting, colocation in Budapest, Hungary
- Ipv6 support
- AS12301;AS56723
Pantel International IP backbone has numerous interconnection points to Tier-1 carriers, local operators and regional Internet exchanges. Backbone is constantly being developed in terms of capacity and interconnections also. Peering details can be found via this link:
- http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&full_query_string=&searchtext=AS12301&submit.x=9&submit.y=4 or
- http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?AS12301
- http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&full_query_string=&searchtext=31.210.8.0&do_search=Search
- http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&full_query_string=&searchtext=as-pantel-int
The customer connects to the nearest Pantel International PoP (Point of Presence) via local tail that connects customer's router and Pantel International's router. This link can be established via various access technologies considering availability, cost, flexibility etc. Committed access link capacity is 100% guaranteed.
In case third-party is used, the same options are available and customer's traffic is switched to Pantel International network over a resilient NNI (Network-Network Interface) between Pantel International and partner provider.
Local tail may be established via the following:
- fibre
- licensed band, point-to-point microwave
- private line, especially via Ethernet over SDH technology
- xDSL, where applicable
Local tail may be redundant to improve service availability.
Service is handed over preferably via Ethernet interface with the following options:
- Local tail bandwidth up to 100Mbps (IEEE 802.3u, FastEthernet):
- copper: 100BaseTX interface with RJ45 connector
- optical: 100BaseFX with LC or SC connector
- Local tail bandwidth above 100Mbps (IEEE 802.3z, GigabitEthernet):
- copper: 10BaseT or 100BaseTX interface with RJ45 connector
- optical: 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX/LH with LC or SC connector
Note: Alternatively G.703 and G.957 interfaces are available on request.
Service access point acts as a telecommunication network boundary, Pantel International shall not be liable for LAN device related issues including but not limited to LAN switches, computers, printers etc. All planned routers comply with relevant industry standards, such as IEEE 802 series, and other de-facto standards.
Bandwidth options are flexibly committable between 2M and n*1GE with preferred values of
- N*2M up to 10M
- 10M, 34M, 45M, 100M, 155M, 622M, 1000M
Customers who do not have own IP address ranges may receive them from Pantel International. Request for IP addresses should be declared by filling in the IP address request form attached here:
Request form is based on RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) documents RIPE-488 and RIPE-490. Once form is completed customer may receive a subset of registered official address space of Pantel International. This type of addresses are considered to be PA that stands for the term Provider Aggregate. Once the service terminates the addresses are withdrawn by Pantel International and can not be used by the customer any longer.
Routing between customer and provider networks is configured to be static.
For customers who have own IP address ranges and AS numbers Pantel International offers BGPv4 support. Running BGP enables customers to maintain multiple connections to the Internet simultaneously. Customers having only one IP transit service at a time do not need BGP routing.
BGP filters in Pantel International network are derived from RIPE objects therefore customers are encouraged to use AS macro entries to refer to prefixes they intend to announce towards Pantel International.
Pantel International ASBR will advertise one of the options below towards customer’s ASBR:
- Full view or full BGP table
- Partial view, customers are requested to describe accurately what prefixes are needed
- Default route only
If customer network was not multihomed earlier and did not have own AS number Pantel International is ready to request an AS number from RIPE for the customer. Further activities in administration and maintenance of RIPE database objects belonging to the customer are not covered by the IP transit service.