Connectivity

There are many different connectivity options for InterChange. Connectivity selection is determined by your performance and cost requirements.

Dedicated Connection (MLPS)
Customers requiring a dedicated connection to the network to support large or frequent file transfers, or for supporting a high volume of online transactions with multiple users may choose this option. LPS supports multiple infrastructures for the dedicated MPLS connection (e.g., NDM, FTP).

IC Web CICS (Internet)
LPS offers an Internet-based connection to our online applications (3270-CICS). This service is browser-based, utilizes Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, and does not require third-party emulation software. Communication is established via a customer's existing ISP connection. Click here to view a demo of IC Web CICS.

IC Web FTPSecure (Internet)
Using your own SSL-enabled software, customers can transmit files to and from LPS via the Internet using an SSL-based secure file transfer protocol (FTPS). Once logged on, you can either send ("push" or "put") or receive ("pull" or "get") files to/from your assigned Mailbox. IC Web FTPSecure provides multi-layered security using 128-256 AES encryption with the option of RSA/DSA public keys, or passphrases. Files are transmitted via LPS' trusted network through an encrypted tunnel with all necessary SSL handshaking and verification performed behind the scenes.

IC Web SFTP (Internet)
With IC Web SFTP, you can use your own SSH-enabled software to transmit files to and from MSP via the Internet using an SSH-based secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). Using IC Web SFTP, you can push ("put") files to your assigned Mailbox once logged in. In order to receive files however, LPS must push the desired files outbound to you.

IC Web SFTP provides multi-layered security using 128-256 AES encryption with the option of RSA/DSA public keys, or passphrases. Files are transmitted via LPS' trusted network through an encrypted tunnel with all necessary SSH handshaking and verification performed behind the scenes.

IC Web VPN (Internet)
LPS has developed an Internet Virtual Private Network (VPN) communications option. The VPN enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP network (the Internet) by encrypting all traffic from one network to another. A VPN uses "tunneling" to encrypt all information at the IP level. The VPN uses IPSec, a framework of open standards for ensuring private communications. The speed of the connection from the Internet to the InterChange is controlled by contracting for guaranteed bandwidth from 64K to 512K.