Conkling worked closely with Cisco Systems to create the ideal multiservice networking infrastructure at truck stops throughout the country. The solution starts with the truck stops. Each truck stop parking lot is wired with the necessary connector boxes and cabling. The cables are connected to a digital phone switch, which is linked to a Cisco 3600 Series router for data and a Cisco MC3810 concentrator for voice. Both the data and compressed voice are sent down the same T1 line, which links all the participating truck stops throughout the country.
Video is managed separately through a digital signal off a satellite to a standard TV cable.
Over 50,000 members are signed up for the service with over 148,000 hookups at 186 truck stops across the United States. Cisco was the only company that had all the technology available to handle multiservice networking. We needed a company that had the technology to keep up with the growth of our business. The people at Cisco were very innovative in dealing with our particular needs, going the extra mile to solve our problems. It's been a superb relationship.