| Flexi-Connect is a remote access IP VPN service that provides cost effective network to remote users like telecommuters, mobile work force, warehouses in remote locations. It allows users to access Enterprise VPN using different access technologies. |
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| This service is useful when the bandwidth usage is low or the last mile cost over leased lines is prohibitively huge or the location is too remote to be connected on any medium on a cost effective basis or customer has a mobile requirement. |
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| Flexi-Connect service provides flexibility of logging into secure MPLS network through a wide range of access technologies. All corporates adopting Flexi-Connect would have the options to connect through following connectivity options |
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PSTN Dial-up |
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ISDN BRI Dial-up |
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| What you get |
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Extends connectivity to enterprise VPN for traveling salespeople or small offices in remote locations |
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Provides flexibility of using different access modes to connect to enterprise VPN |
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Connectivity only at time of need through dial-up |
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Flexibility of choosing the operator due to access from all the fixed line operators |
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Cost-effective solution for remote locations |
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Customer can manages their users through web based service portal |
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| Typical Applications |
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Mobile work force or Roaming users - For example sales force/ executives accessing corporate intranet from home or Hotel while travelling |
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SOHO - For example, a manufacturing company having small offices in remote locations where copper/fiber is not feasible. ISDN dial-up will enable them to connect to the VPN network of the enterprise |
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Small Offices / Branch offices - For example, |
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• Insurance agents at remote locations wanting to access the corporate intranet for feeding sales details at the end of the day or |
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• retail stores providing online inventory updates | |
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| How it works |
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| A roaming user can use any Land line (PSTN/ ISDN Dial-up) from any service provider (including Airtel) to dial the nearest dial-in numbers available depending upon the location. |
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The Remote Access Servers would be placed in 6 geographically separate locations in India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. |
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Authentication traffic will be carried to central location at Delhi using L2TP. |
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Post successful authentication user will be allowed access to the enterprise VPN. CHAP and PAP features are supported. |
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IPSec/ SSL PE, AAA Servers, LNS etc: All such servers are placed the MPLS network. |
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Internet customers: All Internet customers would be offered two means of service security |
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a. SSL thus allowing client less access |
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b. IPSec |
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| Flexi-Connect product supplements our existing MPLS based VPN service offering. Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) of Airtel is a versatile solution to address the problems faced by networks —speed, scalability, quality-of-service (QoS) management, and traffic engineering. |
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| Flexi-Connect Network Architecture click here |
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