Backbone Directory: Fiber Network Solutions

FNSI is a Network Services Provider (NSP) and Tier One Internet backbone provider. Founded in 1996, it operates a national IP network backbone that is ranked among the top seven providers in North America.

Fiber Network Solutions, Inc. backbone is built on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technologies.

These technologies allow FNSI to offer high network resilience and maximum data transfer speeds at all times. Its ATM network has been designed around a non-blocking switch based architecture.

ATM connections to the FNSI backbone are available from DS-3 to OC-12 (622 Mbps). FNSI terminates high-speed connections (DS3 and greater) directly into the ATM core. The company also aggregates DS1 and lower speed connections into multi-protocol Lucent switches supporting ATM, Frame Relay and PPP connections.

Domestic interconnection points
[Chicago] Ameritech Chicago NAP
[San Francisco] Pac Bell SF NAP
[San Jose, CA] MAE West
[Washington, DC] MAE East

Major hub cities
[U.S.] Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Toledo OH, Chicago, Detroit and Southfield, MI, Pittsburgh PA,. San Francisco and San Jose CA, Vienna VA