Collocation
The explosion of Competitive Local Exchange
Carriers (CLEC) entering the marketplace and seeking interconnection
to Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) facilities has made the
need for collocation provisioning and fulfillment a major opportunity.
Collocation is the methodology whereby
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) are permitted to install
or access equipment necessary for interconnection or use of unbundled
network elements at Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier's (ILEC) facilities.
All references to central office-like work will use the inclusive
term of CLEC.
Collocation can be accomplished in two
ways: (1) physically, where the CLEC owns the equipment and simply
leases space for that equipment from the ILEC; or (2) virtually, where
the ILEC itself owns and maintains the equipment. Whichever
method is chosen, the ILEC is required to permit collocation at reasonable
rates and terms.
The gap must be filled for emerging and
established CLECs in Internet Service Providers (ISP). Whichever
method of collocation the client chooses, there must be the right
personnel and carrier experience to plan and provision the appropriate
collocation infrastructure that will satisfy all ILEC requirements.
From cage construction to circuit provisioning and testing, we will
provide end-to-end service for its CLEC clientele. Collocation
services will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Cage Construction
- Superstructure Construction
- Circuit turn-up and acceptance
- New facility or existing facility
augmentation with core network services
- CAD design services
- Consultation
Network
Operations Center (NOC)
The effective function
of a CLEC or ISP is dependent upon a well-planned and smoothly functioning
Network Operations Center. The NOC is the central nervous system
and brains of any carrier service. 'Specialty' trained planners
and technicians can serve even the most sophisticated requirements
for network operations. Because of this specialized experience
and diversified communications provisioning capabilities, it is possible
to offer complete end-to-end service to customers. NOC offerings
include but are not limited to the following:
- Design, provision and offer logistical
support for new or existing centers.
- Comprehensive CAD services
- Analysis and evaluation of NOC plans
- Consultation for future growth potential
- Complete project management services
Recovery
Center
Disasters of all magnitudes
happen. Most businesses that have a disaster plan take into
account the provisioning of the "Recovery Center" that
will offer the following:
- Complete planning, engineering, design
and implementation of Recovery Centers
- Provisioning of Network Reconfigurable
Service (NRS)
- Provisioning of Alternate Redundant
Routing Service (ARRS)
- Consult on geographical issues in
site selection
Control
Center
Control centers manage
the flow of communications between CLEC and customers relating to
service or repair requirements. A control center may be part
of a NOC or a separate virtual center remote to the CLEC's operations.
The control center should be prepared to set-up and manage individualized
control centers to handle requests from service and/or repair by CLEC
or its customers. Its personnel should have experience and competencies
from plain old telephone services (POTS) to such advanced services
as SS7 and offer the following:
- Receive trouble reports via FAX, e-mail,
telephone or Internet.
- Log all trouble communication
- Dispatch, control and resolve day-to-day
maintenance issues
- Dispatch technicians to specified
locations
- Offer advanced technical support services
covering the gamut of telcom technologies.
