Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information. First developed in the 1970s, fiber-optic communication systems have revolutionized the telecommunications industry and have played a major role in the advent of the Information Age. Because of its advantages over electrical transmission, optical fibers have largely replaced copper wire communications in core networks in the developed world.
The process of communicating using fiber-optics involves the following basic steps: Creating the optical signal involving the use of a transmitter, relaying the signal along the fiber, ensuring that the signal does not become too distorted or weak, receiving the optical signal, and converting it into an electrical signal.
Due to much lower attenuation and interference, optical fiber has large advantages over existing copper wire in long-distance and high-demand applications.
| (MAN) Metro Area Network Solutions |
Service |
Applications/Benefits |
Descriptions |
| WDM Custom Wave |
Wave Services MEF 9 Certificate
Wave Services MEF 14 Certificate |
Applications:
- e-commerce transactions
- the server-less office
- real-time transactions backup
- high-speed business continuity
- trending towards SAN architecture
- supports streaming multimedia
Benefits:
- interconnecting and consolidating data centers
- transparent extension of LAN across MAN
- supports packetized voice
- dedicates 100% of current & future circuit growth to the customer
- customer has exclusive equipment use
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With WDM Custom Wave, an interactive design approach allows AboveNet to incorporate complex customer requirements, next generation Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) technologies, and best of breed equipment platforms to deliver unique private network solutions to AboveNet’s most demanding customers. |
| WDM Enhanced Wave |
WDM Enhanced Wave offers dedicated, point to point transport service that connects customer locations with a starter package system that includes an initial circuit and supports either WDM- based or port based growth options. Service is available as unprotected, protected or path protected with various circuit interfaces. |
| WDM Basic Wave |
WDM Basic Wave is a dedicated, point to point transport service that connects customer locations with a single circuit. Service is available as unprotected, protected or path protected with various circuit interfaces but no ability for WDM- based service growth. With Multiport circuit options, port based growth is possible. |
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| Core Wave/ dcXchange |
Provides economical, high bandwidth connection for almost any customer locations within reach of AboveNet Fiber backbone |
Core Wave /dcXchange* provides high capacity circuits (1Gb, 2.5Gp, 10Gp, OC-12) between key carrier hotels and data centers in strategic markets in NA. Available as unprotected, protected services . Both services over shared WDM/ infrastructure.
*Product availability based on market |
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| Metro Ethernet Private |
Metro Ethernet Services (E-LINE) MEF 9 Certificate
Metro Ethernet Services (E-LINE) MEF 14 Certificate |
Applications:
- Supports virtualization need for larger transport links
- Support high bandwidth video and media transfers
- Storage area networking and Disaster Recovery
- Data center consolidation, reduced server requirements
Benefits:
- Cost-savings by adding IP access on same pipe
Metro Ethernet Private:
- Dedicated bandwidth with guaranteed availability
- Security: no one else is on customer’s network
- Operational: not impacted by shared ring activities
- Control: all equipment service is at customer premises
- Performance: minimum equipment interfaces & components
Metro Ethernet Dedicated:
- Bridged or tunneled across core, no link oversubscription
- reserved bandwidth availability
- No managed equipment at customer’s premise = significant rack space & power cost savings at datacenters
Metro Ethernet Standard:
- Scalability: infrastructure can grow to meet needs
- No managed equipment at customer’s premise = significant rack space & power cost savings at datacenters
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- Speeds: 100mbs, 1GbE & 10GbE
- Completely private fiber & managed equipment
- Customer supplies space & power for managed equipment
- No shared components = more customer control
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| Metro Ethernet Dedicated |
- Speeds: 1GbE & 10GbE
- Dedicated metro fibers with connectivity into optimized network infrastructure
- Virtual Circuit with Guaranteed Bandwidth
- For incremental charge, customer can add IP Transit over same dedicated fiber for cost savings on separate metro tail
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| Metro Ethernet Standard |
- 100mbps & 1GbE.
- Standard Ethernet level connectivity into optimized network
- Virtual Circuit with Guaranteed Bandwidth.
- Add IP Transit over same dedicated fiber
- High-bandwidth via dedicated fiber tails from core network to customer premise
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Metro
Multipoint
Ethernet eHub
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Metro Ethernet Services (E-LAN) MEF 9 Certificate
Metro Ethernet Services (E-LAN) MEF 14 Certificate |
Applications:
- Virtualization
- Financial data distribution/applications
- Data Center & Server Consolidation
- Centralized applications evolving to distributed networking
- Financial data distribution/applications
- Extranets/Collaboration
Benefits:
- Cost-effective compared to ATM, Frame
- No space & power needed at customer location: fiber handoff
- Provides true, scalable multipoint connections as compared to multiple point-to-point connections
- Flexible customer network expansion
- Guaranteed bandwidth availability
- IP add-on available at incremental charge
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Unprotected hub and spoke networking
eHub Dedicated - Bandwidth and fiber tails,
- provisioned across single MX
- 100mbps, 1Gb & 10Gb bandwidth
eHub Standard
- Dedicated Fiber tails to closest MX
- 100mbps, 1Gb, 2Gb, 3Gb & 5Gb bandwidth
- Shared Bandwidth
- QoS option
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Metro
Multipoint Ethernet eLAN
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Unprotected any-to-any networking
eLAN Dedicated - Dedicated Bandwidth and
- fiber tails, provisioned across single MX
- 100mbps, 1Gb & 10Gb bandwidth
eLAN Standard
- Dedicated Fiber tails to closest MX
- 100mbps, 1Gb, 2Gb, 3Gb & 5Gb bandwidth
- Shared Bandwidth
- QoS option
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| Metro Fiber Optic Infrastructure |
- Allows customers with the expertise to manage their own networking equipment
- Supports high bandwidth interconnection of customer corporate or partner sites
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- AboveNet offers low latency, Fiber Optic Infrastructure leases in point to point or ring configurations
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