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Internet2 WaveCo

• WaveCo provides Internet2 members cost-effective access to long-term dedicated wavelengths on an extensive nationwide and metropolitan footprint covering more than 33,000 miles of optical fiber.

• With recent acquisitions (some still in progress), potential to reach beyond Level 3 footprint (long-haul, metro):

Telcove, ICG, LookingGlass

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Internet2 WaveCo – cont.

• National-scale aggregated rates• Cost effective for regional networks that want to extend their

reach with varying demands for circuit capacity or duration. • available to RONs to reach members where dark fiber isn’t

cost-effectivePricing:• On-Level 3 to On-Level 3: per contract, priced at Level

3’s best commercial rate• On-Level 3 to Off-Level 3: per contract, priced at Level

3’s third-party costs +15% (OC-X) or +25% (DS-X)

waveco@internet2.edu for more information

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WaveCo and New Internet2 Network

• WaveCo waves are different than New Internet2 Network Waves

• Once New network is built – over that footprint, waves can be significantly more cost-effective

• Short-term and longer-term dedicated wave services over NewNet – once built –can be offered from the get-go.

• See slides on New Network services – or contact Steve Cotter <scotter@internet2.edu>

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Some maps

• Caveats: all maps show [public] footprints that were in place BEFORE Level 3 buy out

• Put maps that may interest the SURA region• Some acquisitions have NOT closed: LookingGlass,

Progress• Some just closed: TelCove (WilTel back in Dec 05)

• May still be some time before we know what footprints may look like

• Can offer WaveCo services on those that have closed • Dark fiber is a possibility but dependant on level 3 and

acquiree determining so - may be some time before we know what routes are being kept and at what price they may be available

WilTel

Telcove

Progress Telecom

LookingGlassNetworks

Map from last SRONs attempt meeting –Atlanta May 2005 – see historical slides

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Internet2 FiberCo

• FiberCo’s mission is to serve the Internet2 research and education community by providing means and tools for the acquisition of dark fiber, as well as providing professional services to assist in managing and operating optical and networking infrastructure investments made by the community

• Initiated in 2003 to support optical initiatives in US R&E

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Dark fiber service offerings

• Provides a means for community to acquire dark fiber

• By aggregating demand, negotiated deeply discounted rates

• Became dark fiber market maker • As of Spring 2006, over 13,000 miles

assigned to members, played a part in other fiber acquisitions

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Dark fiber service offerings – cont.

• 2 yr continuation of original Level 3 agreement• Same 20 yr IRU contract as before• Same O&M contract – 5 yr renewable terms

• Dark fiber footprint expanded (beyond Level 3 original footprint):

• includes WilTel, ICG, Progress, Telcove and LookingGlassfiber

• Long-haul fiber – 33,000 route miles• 150 markets

• Metro fiber – 22,000 route miles• 110 markets• Over 5,000 on-net buildings

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Dark Fiber pricing

• Long-haul fiber:• $850/strand mile for 20 yr IRU• $200/route mile annual O&M

• Colo:• Terminal sites: $800/rack MRC (30 amps included), $2500

NRC• Amp sites: $600/rack MRC (10 amps included), $2500 NRC• Additional power: $150/10 amps

• Metro fiber:• Tiered structure based on market (inquire for details on

specific market)• Cross-connects

• Within I2 suite: free• If outside I2 suite: $250 MRC, $500 NRC

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Consulting and Professional Services

• Understand the challenges in cost effectively and efficiently lighting and managing optical networks

• Experience in working with the community for dark fiber needs (national and regional).

• Partnered with industry to provide services that were only previously available to service providers

• Goal: to assist members in delivering carrier-class network services

• FiberCo draws upon Level 3’s Professional Services highly-experienced team of networking professionals.

• Full range of services/turn-key solutions (design, implementation, operations) at aggressive FiberCo rates

• Via our relationship, FiberCo can provide pre-negotiated, discounted offerings so that your resources can be better capitalized

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Professional Services

• Consulting:• Fiber discovery, project management, recommendations and tailored

studies• help determine dark fiber networking infrastructure requirements (Long-

haul, metro, interconnects)• Where fiber not available/feasible, other alternatives

• Pre Installation Support • Optical engineers and network designers will perform network

architecture and route design, transmission engineering and optronics requirements determination, conduct fiber characterizations.

• Including recommendations for implementation• Installation and Implementation Services:

• Manage build-out logistics; conduct detailed site engineering and installation prep, perform site and route staging and test and turn-up services; route commissioning and as-built documentation.

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• Order Management and Asset Tracking:• Order entry and asset inventory; development of processes

and procedures for provisioning inventory, billing and orders. • [Level 3] will work with customer to eventually migrate

services to university/RON NOC as they gain necessary experience or get necessary resources to migrate in-house.

• 24 x 7 x 365 Operations Support (Shared NOC):• Including network monitoring and maintenance management;

fault isolation and troubleshooting, field services dispatching;provisioning and lifecycle engineering; service initiation, sparing requirements, equipment maintenance.

Services – cont.

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More information

• fiberco@internet2.edu• waveco@internet2.edu• New Internet2 Network: contact

• Ana Preston apreston@internet2.edu• Steve Cotter scotter@internet2.edu