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A long distance carrier uses RCN Metro Optical Networks’ SONET VPN to enter new markets.
Challenge
A major long distance carrier was entering new markets in the Northeast and wanted to avoid the cost and hassle of building their own network. They were looking to offer services with a high-degree of reliability and saw that a SONET-based network would allow them to do just that. They needed to be able to rapidly provision bandwidth in order to meet customer demand. At the same time, they didn’t want excess network capacity while they added new customers.
Additionally, since many of these markets were new to them, they needed the ability to quickly and easily shift capacity away from underperforming markets to areas where they had strong demand.
Solution
At the suggestion of RCN Metro Optical Networks, this customer chose a SONET VPN network as a cost-effective and scalable way of providing service in these markets.
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 customer doesn’t need to know the exact service mix upfront. They can add bandwidth where they need it and when they need it
- Cost-Effective – With SONET VPN, the carrier 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
- Speeds time to market – Rapid circuit turn up ensures that they have the bandwidth available when they need it, guaranteed
- Reliable – 24x7 network monitoring and technical support are offered by RCN Metro Optical Networks
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