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@gotadsl.co.uk | How it works Hi Folks
Just to clarify how the solution works....
Sharedband is not load balancing, it provides the full aggregate capacity of both the upstream and downstream so that a single 'session' can, for example, download at 6Mbps if you have 4 x 1.5Mbps DSL lines.
It operates at the IP layer, hence is ISP and infrastructure neutral. In fact Sharedband can bond cable and DSL lines without the cooperation (or even knowledge) of the ISPs being used to provide the dumb pipes. We've even bonded Wi-Max with DSL but I wouldn't recommend that 
In the UK Sharedband are selling a shrink wrapped solution to ISPs, however in the US Sharedband is providing a managed service, whereby ISPs and VARs can white-label the service and set their own customer pricing etc. Initial rollout of the service is in the Seattle area, with the rest of the US over the coming months. This involves installing a few servers in racks, BGP routing etc.
Rather than building dedicated pieces of tin to run the software, Sharedband have ported their software to commodity routers from the likes of Netgear and Linksys in order to keep the end user costs down. You have one of these routers per link you wish to bond, and they are interconnected via Ethernet. With auto-discovery, Sharedband allows further links to be added by simply adding another link and router onto the LAN.
In the new version it is possible to bond lines wirelessly, although this is in its infancy. This can allow, for example, neighbors to pool their capacity if the wireless signal quality is good enough. |
