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“We set the bar high for ourselves and work only with carefully selected partners,”
says Deutz. “The Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP offers us the ideal combination of
flexibility, capacity, and future proofing, and meets our requirements perfectly.”
says Deutz. “The Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP offers us the ideal combination of
flexibility, capacity, and future proofing, and meets our requirements perfectly.”
The aim for the edpnet pan-European next-generation network so created was to
provide highest customer service quality with sophisticated end-to-end service
monitoring and enhanced protection capabilities. With Cisco technology already
incorporated in the company’s multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) IP-based
network, the addition of the ONS 15454 MSTP in the backbone would offer
end-to-end homogenous technology. This, in turn, enables comprehensive and
integrated services.
provide highest customer service quality with sophisticated end-to-end service
monitoring and enhanced protection capabilities. With Cisco technology already
incorporated in the company’s multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) IP-based
network, the addition of the ONS 15454 MSTP in the backbone would offer
end-to-end homogenous technology. This, in turn, enables comprehensive and
integrated services.
The ONS 15454 MSTP serves as a universal transport layer for edpnet, offering
a high degree of automation, as well as a leading set of ROADM and wavelength
cross-connect capabilities for 80 channels supporting bandwidths of up to
100Gbps. To provide services that either span very large distances or traverse poor
quality fiber (or both) edpnet utilizes the latest coherent 40Gbps high performance
optics of the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP.
a high degree of automation, as well as a leading set of ROADM and wavelength
cross-connect capabilities for 80 channels supporting bandwidths of up to
100Gbps. To provide services that either span very large distances or traverse poor
quality fiber (or both) edpnet utilizes the latest coherent 40Gbps high performance
optics of the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP.
The ONS 15454 ROADM functionality also allows connections to be added or
removed without the need to convert between electrical and optical signals at transit
sites. As a result, and supported by Cisco advanced management tools, operating
expenditures and service activation times are further reduced, while service reliability
is increased. Other benefits are the very compact form factor of the ONS 15454, as
well as the solution’s ability to support a comprehensive range of services.
removed without the need to convert between electrical and optical signals at transit
sites. As a result, and supported by Cisco advanced management tools, operating
expenditures and service activation times are further reduced, while service reliability
is increased. Other benefits are the very compact form factor of the ONS 15454, as
well as the solution’s ability to support a comprehensive range of services.
To efficiently bridge the ultra-long-haul distances required in its network footprint,
edpnet uses the advanced optics and Raman amplifiers inherent in the ONS 15454
to boost signals and reduce data errors. Furthermore, the ONS 15454 supports
an industry-leading portfolio of transponders, muxponders, and packet optical for
Ethernet services, as well as an extensive range of storage area networks and
legacy service-specific functionalities. Alien wavelengths are also fully supported,
enabling service providers like edpnet to use third-party light sources, thereby
gaining long-term technology innovation and equipment pricing advantages.
edpnet uses the advanced optics and Raman amplifiers inherent in the ONS 15454
to boost signals and reduce data errors. Furthermore, the ONS 15454 supports
an industry-leading portfolio of transponders, muxponders, and packet optical for
Ethernet services, as well as an extensive range of storage area networks and
legacy service-specific functionalities. Alien wavelengths are also fully supported,
enabling service providers like edpnet to use third-party light sources, thereby
gaining long-term technology innovation and equipment pricing advantages.
Business Results
edpnet foresees capacity demands for its European fiber backbone continuing
to increase exponentially. The company will leverage the Cisco optical transport
technology to efficiently carry these vast volumes of traffic and meet future customer
requirements such as the rapidly increasing popularity of video-based services.
to increase exponentially. The company will leverage the Cisco optical transport
technology to efficiently carry these vast volumes of traffic and meet future customer
requirements such as the rapidly increasing popularity of video-based services.
“The Cisco optical transport solution is the perfect foundation to our carrier-class
IP infrastructure. As a whole, this NGN delivers innovative services with the highest
quality, constantly monitored across all network layers,” says Deutz.
IP infrastructure. As a whole, this NGN delivers innovative services with the highest
quality, constantly monitored across all network layers,” says Deutz.
The optical networking technology was, however, only part of the Cisco solution.
Cisco Capital was chosen to assist in protecting cash flow and speeding time to
revenue. The company also used Cisco Services for disciplines such as planning
and design. “With a thriving business to run, we cannot afford to take chances with
customer service,” says Deutz. “The use of Cisco Services meant that our own
engineers could focus more closely on our core business.”
Cisco Capital was chosen to assist in protecting cash flow and speeding time to
revenue. The company also used Cisco Services for disciplines such as planning
and design. “With a thriving business to run, we cannot afford to take chances with
customer service,” says Deutz. “The use of Cisco Services meant that our own
engineers could focus more closely on our core business.”
Philip Deutz
Chief Executive Officer
edpnet
Chief Executive Officer
edpnet
Customer Case Study
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