FairPoint SONET Services

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) is the network backbone over which ultrafast voice, data and video are run. SONET defines a hierarchy for Synchronous Transport Signals.

Benefits:

• Scalability—flexible bandwidth to meet current and future needs
• Dual-fiber, self-healing ring technology
• The security of reliable transmission technology
• Multiple Protocol Support—ability to converge IP and TDM traffic

Dedicated SONET Ring DSR

A robust and highly survivable optical networking solution, DSR is secure enough to transport your critical voice, data and video applications. It’s powerful enough to handle enhanced Ethernet solutions for high-bandwidth LAN/WAN and SAN connectivity.

Strong and Stable

• Structurally sound with redundancy to help you avoid loss of services
• Dual-fiber, dedicated ring architecture designed to have no single point of failure to protect all of your applications
• 24/7 monitoring and support
• Network backed by competitive Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that offer service credits for affected network elements

Flexible

• Facilitates network convergence by providing the ability to bundle a variety of interfaces on one fiber backbone
• Can carry traditional voice, data and video applications, plus enhanced next-generation SONET interfaces such as Ethernet, Direct DS-1 access and Trans-Multiplexing (TM)
• Native Ethernet circuits terminate directly on the Ethernet port, requiring no TM conversion.

Scalable and Cost-Effective

• Can meet your current and future bandwidth requirements with no forklift upgrades required
• Flexible bandwidth and pricing options with term discount plans
• Available at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, and OC-192 bandwidths
• Available TDM interfaces include DS-1/DS-3, OC-3/3c, OC-12/12c, and OC-48/48c
• DSR for GigE interfaces available include GigE1 (50 Mbps), GigE3 (150 Mbps), GigE6 (300 Mbps), GigE9 (450 Mbps), GigE12 (600 Mbps), and GigE24 (1000 Mbps), Fibre Channel (1 Gbps) and FICON (1 Gbps)

Metro Private Line SONET Service

Metro Private Line SONET Service is an optical, point-to-point private line service that provides a dedicated communications service with a SONET handoff at speeds of OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192. Full-bandwidth services and channeled services are available.

To learn more about FairPoint SONET or to order service, call 1.866.984.4001.