Bandwidth on Demand

Overview

Bandwidth on Demand

Verizon’s Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) service is a revolutionary new way to manage and control SONET-based services. The “BoD Network” utilizes a Verizon-provided optical transport network with the core network devices configured in a SONET mesh topology using optical control plane technology. BoD Network devices are physically interconnected with diversely routed fiber facilities. Verizon’s BoD service allows the intelligent network to perform certain functions autonomously slashing the provisioning time for circuits remaining entirely on the BoD Network.

This remarkable capability is enabled upon installation of BoD facilities establishing connectivity between each of the customer’s endpoints and the Verizon BoD Network.

The BoD service offers customers the ability to order from Verizon a variety of services that remain entirely on the BoD Network, including specified DS3 special access high capacity service, OCnc services, and Gigabit Ethernet private line services, on a “Just-in-Time” basis. Just-in-Time (JiT) provisioning means that these services will generally be provisioned to you on the same business day. If you send us an order before 1:00 PM Eastern time, we’ll have you working that day.

With Verizon’s BoD, you can turn on customer services for all types of communications traffic, including data, video, voice and multimedia – FAST. You can provide your customers the bandwidth they need, when and only when they need it. And they will be delighted by the superior responsiveness to their service requests.

In order to obtain Verizon’s BoD service, Customer must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Verizon. The MSA, together with the BoD Product Guide and Product Schedule, copies of which are available through your account team, will set forth the agreement between Customer and Verizon relating to the BoD service.

How It Works

Verizon’s BoD service uses control plane (CP) technology to add intelligence to every device in the BoD Network This enables additional functional capabilities and features not typically found in SONET networks.

Traditional SONET networks operate on two logical levels or planes. These are identified as the transport plane and the management plane. The transport plane controls the physical aspects of each device and multiplexes, de-multiplexes and transmits customer traffic between the nodes. The management plane handles logistics such as network performance monitoring, reporting, protection-switching functions, and communicating with other network devices.

The Verizon BoD Network operates with three logical planes: the transport plane, the management plane, and the control plane. The control plane performs functions such as reading the topology of the entire meshed network; signaling across the network; interoperating with the transport and management planes; and reporting performance conditions throughout the network. It’s the control plane that enables the capabilities of BoD and the JiT provisioning service feature.

Verizon’s BoD service capabilities are impressive. Each device automatically recognizes when another device is connected or disconnected, then recalculates routes and updates the routing tables. Any BoD network device can provision a new circuit by determining the most efficient route, and sending signals to all the other devices in the circuit’s path to provision themselves. The physical circuit is completed.

BoD Overview Presentation

Benefits

Verizon’s BoD service gives you the benefits of SONET network architecture and switched data features all in a single, intelligent platform.
For circuits entirely on the BoD Network, the service affords you SONET reliability, but without the longer time intervals for service provisioning.
BoD’s new mesh network architecture forms the infrastructure for future advancements in converged platforms to enhance your speed to market of the latest in service offerings.
BoD’s significantly shorter service “turn on” time motivates your customers to return to you time and time again as their provider of choice.

Verizon Brings It All Together For You

Be among the first service providers to offer customers fast network provisioning of SONET and Ethernet services. Encourage subscriber loyalty and attract new customers by touting the versatility, responsiveness to needs and dependability of BoD service. Working with Verizon sets you apart from your competitors in the marketplace by keeping your portfolio of offerings on the leading edge of technology.

Additional information can be found in Verizon’s Bandwidth on Demand Product Guide obtainable through your Verizon Account team.

Note: The terms and conditions of certain of the services described above are set forth in full detail in Verizon’s FCC Tariffs (Tariffed Services), while certain other services described above are provided on a private carriage basis (Private Carriage Services). For Tariffed Services, any summary of Verizon’s FCC Tariffs (Tariffs) set forth above is being provided for your convenience, but is not intended to provide a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Tariffs. You should not rely on this summary, and should conduct your own review and analysis of the Tariffs. Any failure or error by Verizon to fully or accurately set forth all relevant terms and conditions of the Tariffs shall not be deemed to bar Verizon from exercising its rights under the Tariffs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Tariffs shall govern over any inconsistent provision set forth herein. For all Private Carriage Services, the above summary is provided for your information and reference only. However, the actual terms, conditions, restrictions, limitations and the like for Private Carriage Services will be those set forth in the agreement between the customer and Verizon for such Private Carriage Service and shall govern over any inconsistent provisions set forth herein. All services are not available in all areas, and are subject to availability of facilities and equipment.

Description

With BoD service, a Customer establishes connectivity to the Verizon BoD network. The BoD Facility service component described below cares for this connectivity. Once connected into the BoD Network, a customer may place orders for DS3, OCnc, and Ethernet point-to point private line services that remain on the BoD Network and have them provisioned generally on the same day. The BoD Network Transport ON-NET service component addresses this functionality.

Service Components of Bandwidth on Demand:

Bandwidth on Demand Facility
Bandwidth on Demand Stub Hub
Bandwidth on Demand Network Transport – ON-NET
Bandwidth on Demand Network Transport – OFF-NET

BoD Facility provides the Customer with two diversely routed fiber links from a device located at a Customer designated premises to the BoD Network. The device located at the Customer designated premises is equipped to meet the quantity and circuit type requested, and cabled to the demarcation jack terminations in accordance with the Customer’s forecast.

BoD Facilities are available at OC12, OC48 and OC192 capacities. Unlike traditional SONET ring products, you have the ability to size the BoD Facility at each location for its specific bandwidth needs. Each customer premise device will be pre-carded and wired based on your forecast to ensure availability of the services you require.

The BoD Facility is a flat rated charge, billed monthly. The BoD Facility carries a 2 year minimum commitment.

BoD Stub Hub is a SONET port that is located at the device at the Customer designated premises. The BoD Stub Hub enables you to utilize the SONET drop port cards in the BoD Facility for the purpose of ordering circuits in asymmetrical arrangements. The BoD Stub Hub is used to aggregate sub rate traffic onto the higher level port on the BoD Facility. The BoD Stub Hub is available as OC3, OC12, and OC48.

BoD Network Transport ON-NET activates and provides transport of circuits on the BoD Network. These circuits must ingress and egress on BoD Facilities. For example, the circuit must originate on one BoD Facility at location ‘A’ and terminate on another BoD Facility at location ‘Z’. BoD Network Transport ON-NET is offered with JiT provisioning. BoD Network Transport ON-NET is available at: DS3, OC3c, OC12c, OC48c GigE-1 (50Mbps), GigE-3 (150 Mbps), GigE-6 (300 Mbps), GigE-9 (450 Mbps), GigE-12 (600 Mbps) and GigE-Full rate capacities. The BoD Network Transport ON-NET is a flat rated charge, available only on a month-to-month billing basis to give you the greatest flexibility. Further, this rate element is pro-rated on a daily basis to the extent the rate element is in service for less than one month.

BoD Network Transport OFF-NET activates a circuit on a single BoD Facility and provides access to the traditional transport network for interconnection with DS3, OC3c, OC12c, OC48c and GigE Connecting Services. BoD Network Transport OFF-NET is not offered with JiT provisioning.

Services availability chart:

Circuit Type	STS Mapping	BOD Facility
DS3	STS-1	OC12, OC48, OC192
OC3c	STS-3c	OC12, OC48, OC192
OC12c	STS-12c	OC48, OC192
OC48c	STS-48c	OC192
GigE-1	STS1-1v	OC12, OC48, OC192
GigE-3	STS1-3v	OC12, OC48, OC192
GigE-6	STS1-6v	OC12, OC48, OC192
GigE-9	STS1-9v	OC12, OC48, OC192
GigE-12	STS1-12v	OC48, OC192
GigE-Full	STS1-21v	OC48, OC192

Service Level Agreement

The BoD Facility and any BoD Network Transport On-Net above the DS3 bandwidth carry an Enhanced SLA of a 99.997% availability guarantee. Please refer to the BoD Product Guide for complete details.

Availability

Bandwidth on Demand is available only in the New York Metro Market (LATA 132) where suitable facilities exist or can be placed.

Pricing

All Bandwidth on Demand services, except BoD Network Transport DS3s (both ON-NET and OFF-NET) are provided only on a private carriage basis under a Master Services Agreement arrangement between the Customer and Verizon, including the Verizon BoD Product Guide and related Verizon BoD Product Schedule. BoD Network Transport DS3s (both ON-NET and OFF-NET) are provided through Verizons Tariff FCC No. 11.

Features

Provisioning of point-to-point private line services that are totally on the BoD Network within hours, and even minutes
Optical Control Plane technology
Supports DS3, OCnc, and Ethernet private line services
STS-1 granularity for Ethernet and OCnc services
Control Plane based 1+1 protection and restoration

Applications

Sell Verizon’s BoD service to your customers for networking applications such as high-speed LAN-to-LAN and LAN-to-WAN interconnection, for PBX networking, and other networking capabilities.
Verizon’s BoD service can transport voice, video and data, so the service is a cost-effective solution for businesses requiring a high-bandwidth, high-speed and highly dependable network.
Meet your customers ever changing needs with the flexibility to provision the bandwidth they need, when and only when they need it.