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path diversity

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path diversity
Having multiple routes to reach a destination. The Internet is the world's largest example. It is a mesh network in which packets can take different routes depending on the current status of each backbone and router in the vicinity. See mesh network and wireless mesh network.


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A true path diversity arrangement is a connection to the Internet that does not touch the incumbent carrier, but offers alternative high-speed access ensuring there is an always-on connection to the Internet.
Further complicating this path diversity issue is that carriers are constantly rearranging and grooming their networks to optimize costs.
Businesses are leveraging Airband's affordable services for a variety of applications including Internet access, point-to-point dedicated data connections, WAN extensions, Voice over IP (VoIP), network path diversity for redundancy and disaster recovery, last-mile connectivity and backhaul.
 
 
 
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