Point-to-Point Services

Point-to-Point Services from Cincinnati Bell are a Dedicated SONET Service that provide dedicated special access transport at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 rates. This service is designed to provide increased reliability and functionality while connecting multiple locations and specified Cincinnati Bell Central Offices, using a custom-designed self-healing network.

Overview

Cincinnati Bell's OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48 services provide high-speed synchronous optical fiber-based, full duplex data transmission capabilities. These services provide optical data transmission with the following characteristics:

• OC-3 Service provides channels operating at the terminating bit rate of 155.52 Mbps
• OC-12 Service provides channels operating at the terminating bit rate of 622.08 Mbps
• OC-48 Service provides channels operating at the terminating bit rate of 2488.32 Mbps
• OC-192 Service provides channels operating at the terminating bit rate of 9953.28 Mbps

These channels may be used to connect one customer-designated premises to another customer-designated premises, with or without add/drop multiplexing capability at wire center locations between the two premises. They may also be used to connect customer-designated premises to a Cincinnati Bell central office where add/drop multiplexing, add/drop functions and/or cross-connections are performed.

Benefits

• Provides the maximum contiguous bandwidth available
• Increase reliability and functionality of your business
• Flexibility with a greater variety of interface combinations
• Service versatility with additional choices concerning interfaces terminations, routing and quality
• Robust performance and survivability which virtually eliminates downtime
• Custom network with optimal performance at a low cost
• Increase channel efficiency and capacity

Features

SONET Dedicated Point-to-Point Services offer the following:

• Choice of three channel terminations; OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 or OC-192
• Interoffice Channel Mileage at OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 or OC-192
• Add/Drop Multiplexing on any channel allows you to add/drop a lower speed channel
• Routing Protection that provides additional protection from fiber cable cuts
• Central Office Survivability offers additional protection virtually eliminating service failure
• OC-48 Regenerator that provides detection and retransmission of SONET Optical signals between premises
• OC-192 Regenerator that provides detection and retransmission of SONET Optical signals between premises

More Information

For more detailed information about Point-to-Point Services see Sections 3.13.6.0 - 3.13.6.5 in the Carrier Services Customer Guide (part of Cincinnati Bell's Carrier Services Web site).

Contact your Account Manager or call 513-566-5050 for more information or to order this service.