| SONET Virtual Private Network
RCN Metro Optical Networks’ SONET VPN is exactly what this global ISP is searching for.
Challenge
A global Internet Service Provider (ISP) focused on serving the business marketplace was looking to connect multiple locations within a major metropolitan market in the Northeast. Because they were providing services to business customers, they needed reliable network solutions with the ability to easily add locations to the network and reallocate bandwidth.
Solution
Aware of the ISP’s intent for a SONET ring, the RCN Metro Optical Networks account team proposed a SONET VPN network as a way of providing connectivity to these locations.
Combining the reliability and availability associated with dedicated SONET rings and the ease and flexibility of ordering individual circuits, RCN Metro Optical Networks’ SONET VPN is provisioned over multiple shared SONET rings – offering a fully protected service with SONET reliability.
The service provides an OC-48 or OC-12 virtual SONET ring connecting a predetermined set of locations. Once the service is established, any combination of DS-3s through OC-12s can be added between locations, up to the total capacity of the network.
Benefits - Flexible & Scalable –With SONET VPN, the ISP doesn’t need to know the exact service mix upfront. They can add bandwidth where they need it and when they need it. Also, unlike a dedicated SONET ring, with SONET VPN the ISP can easily add locations to the network
- Cost-Effective – With SONET VPN, the service provider gets the same functionality of a dedicated SONET ring, but because it is delivered over a shared infrastructure, they avoid paying for fixed dedicated equipment, fiber, and nodes
- Reliable – 24x7 network monitoring and technical support are offered by RCN Metro Optical Networks
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