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by brownjohn
Frame is on private, VPN is on public. What you need to do is consider how important up time is, and then see if you can get the kind of service that will give you the up time you need for VPN. For example, if you use DSL for your VPN connection, you will need to know who often that connection is down, and if they have any kind of backup in case of failure.
I say this becuase it is more likely that DSL or cable will go down than a Frame network having problems.
Next you need to consider your companies information. Is it sensitive? If so and you want to use VPN you should buy a Fire box and a SOHO for each office. This will give you the proper amount of encryption. You should really use IPsec.
If you have decided that the greater risk of network penitration from an outside source and the netowrk reliability for DSL or cable is fine for your needs then you are all set to use VPN, but there is the cost of equipment. So your ROI might be over a year (depending on the difference in cost between Frame and DSL and equipment).
If you don't want to mess with all this than just pay alot more every month and use frame.
(I like VPN better).
by peter mac
Apart from the cost, I would agree with brownjohn - up time should be a definite factor to consider. What app's are you running ?? Will they run live time back to a central server ?? (ie: accounting packages). Will the app's depend on 100% uptime (or as close as can be) ??
I have been in a situation where I lost the VPN connection for 7 hours (the main telco lost one of their nodes). Althought this was a major outage, it has only happened once in 12 months. Otherwise the connection has beenrelatively faultless.
by shiny_topadm
Hi, I think your question depends on too many specifics for a 'web site' to really give you a useable answer. That being said, we have both a frame relay circuit that connects 2 stores and a VPN solution in place for a remote office. The hardware and service for the 'frame' costs significantly more, but it's been very, very reliable. (I use it for data & voice traffic). My VPN (using DSL) works most of the time and is very economical ("cheap"!). Are these interchangable? Not for me!
My suggestion would be to have a conversation with a local business that has installed and configured these solutions for other companies. They should be happy to give you quotes and references... good luck
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