IntelliLight Broadband Transport (IBT)

Overview

Transport Your Way to Higher Payloads

Long Distance providers can connect customers with high bandwidth over a shared infrastructure as a powerful source of revenue. Verizon's IntelliLight Broadband Transport (IBT) service provides a secure SONET-based interface for reliable, point-to-point fiber optic connection.

IBT is designed to establish high bandwidth connections at OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c, OC48/OC48c, OC192/OC192c rates and offers International SONET connection of STM1. Multiplexing capability can also be provided at the customer premises (network side of the demarcation point) or a Verizon wire center. IBT service protects your customers' local loops and interoffice facilities against slow network performance and loss of critical applications. IBT ties up all of the ends into neat and tidy interfaces for fast transport between two locations.

How It Works

IBT service leverages SONET technology to prevent interruptions due to fiber failures in local loops and interoffice facilities. The technology uses shared SONET-based fiber rings to deliver OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c, OC48/OC48c, and OC192/OC192c service over high-speed optical transport. When STM1 is needed, IBT is delivered using the SONET SDH hierarchy format. Optionally provided multiplexing capability allows customers the ability to connect multiple lower speed DS1 and DS3, as well as OCn service channels, onto an IBT OC3, OC12 or OC48 transport facility.

Benefits

IBT provides 100 percent fiber optic connections where SONET facilities and capacity exist. Verizon's reliable infrastructure supports the service so you can make money without investing in a dedicated private network.
IBT gives your customers choices. Connect them point-to-point between two premises or customer premises-to-Verizon wire centers with a four-hour service guarantee. Offer Fiber Path Diversity over self-healing SONET facilities with a one-hour service guarantee. And, IBT is available in a basic two-fiber network interface or an optional four-fiber (1+1 port protection) interface.
IBT promotes satisfaction and loyalty by affording customers a sophisticated product that increases their broadband capabilities and safeguards mission-critical applications.

Applications

Resell service level agreements to customers for IP transport, mainframe connectivity, medical imaging, CAD/CAM and desktop videoconferencing applications and connecting ATM to customer premises equipment.
Provide IBT to enhance your optical networking portfolio.

All Points Lead to Success

Ring up profits with SONET-based IBT service. It's another Verizon product that makes your ends meet your company's financial goals.

IBT

Description

IntelliLight Broadband Transport (IBT) is a SONET-based service providing high bandwidth interfaces over shared SONET infrastructure facilities, with various levels of protection and service guarantees. IBT offers users the ability to establish high bandwidth connections at the OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c, OC48/OC48c, or OC192/OC192c rate without having to invest in a dedicated private network. Using the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) transmission protocol, IBT also offers the International SONET connection rate of STM1. Customers have the option of either point-to-point service between two premises or a customer's premise to a Verizon Wire Center. When requested, multiplexing capability can be provided, allowing the ability to connect lower speed DS1 and DS3 subtending channels to IBT. Service is provided predominantly over self-healing SONET facilities and carries a four-hour service guarantee. Using Fiber Path Diversity, Verizon provides end-to-end service over a total transport infrastructure comprised of self-healing SONET facilities and offers a one-hour service guarantee. IBT is available with a choice of network interfaces: the basic two-fiber interface or an optional four fiber (1 plus 1 port protection) interface.

Availability

Effective as of March 30, 2007, Verizon is grandfathering the IntelliLight® Broadband Transport service (IBT) in its FCC Tariff Nos. 1 and 11 (Tariffs). Last year, Verizon received forbearance from certain common carrier regulation for several packet-switched broadband services, as well as non-TDM-based optical networking, optical hubbing, and optical transmission services (Forbearance). In accordance with this Forbearance relief, Verizon will now offer a service comparable to IBT under a private carriage arrangement.

Following the grandfathering of IBT in the Tariffs, if you wish to place any new orders for IBT, you will need to enter into a private carriage arrangement with Verizon for a comparable service. Subject to certain terms and conditions, you may make certain changes to your existing IBT under the Tariffs. For a full description of all permitted changes, if any, please refer to the Tariffs.

Learn more about Forbearance or contact your Account Manager for details.

Pricing

Pricing for new orders of this service are handled on a contractual basis. Please contact us or call your account manager to discuss your particular needs.

Verizon offers a Special Access Service Guarantee (SASG) based on the length of service interruption and states that “any service outage greater than the specified SASG interval, due solely to a telephone company facility component failure, will result in a credit of 100% of the monthly rate for the applicable rate elements of the affected service. Only one such credit is allowed in a single month’s billing period”. For IBT, the SASG is 4 hours for Basic IBT and 1 hour for IBT with Fiber Path Diversity.

We are also offering special pricing plans on this service.

There is a pricing promotion for this service.

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.

Features

Protects local loop and interoffice facilities
Designed to work with STM1, OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c, OC48/OC48c , or OC192/OC192c bandwidth
Customer premises (network side of the demarcation point) or wire center multiplexing capability
Basic four-hour Service Guarantee
Fiber Path Diversity with one hour Service Guarantee
2 fiber network interfaces and optional 4 fiber (1 plus 1 port protection) network interfaces
Available where SONET facilities and capacity exist

Applications

IP Transport
Mainframe connections
Connection to ATM (CPE)
Medical imaging
CAD/CAM
Desktop Videoconferencing

Detailed Information

IBT uses shared SONET-based fiber rings to provide high-speed optical transport with connections at STM1, OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c, OC48/OC48c, or OC192/OC192c bandwidth rates. By utilizing SONET technology, interruptions are prevented in the event of the failure of fiber in the local loop and interoffice facilities.

Benefits

Achieve 100% fiber optic connections
Enhanced protection against loss of critical customer applications
Transport large volumes of data between two locations
Aggregate subtending services at multiplexing nodes, improving transport efficiency
Broadband/concatenated transport over SONET, increasing total payload capacity
Avoids the expense of a dedicated network
3- and 5- year term plans allow user to save money

Speeds

STM1 (155 Mbps)
OC3 (155 Mbps)
OC3c (155 Mbps)
OC12 (622 Mbps)
OC12c (622 Mbps)
OC48 (2488 Mbps)
OC48c (2488 Mbps)
OC192 (9.953 Gbps)
OC192c (9.953 Gbps)

Interfaces

STM1-STM1
OC3-OC3
OC3c-OC3c
OC12-OC12
OC12c-OC12c
OC48-OC48
OC48c-OC48c
OC192-OC192
OC192c-OC192c
DS1, DS3, STS1 - Muliplexed OC3
DS3, STS1, OC3/OC3c - Multiplexed OC12
DS3, STS1, OC3/OC3c, OC12/OC12c - Multiplexed OC48

Survivability

Provides local loop and IOF fiber survivability

Network guarantees

Basic IBT service is covered by a four-hour service guarantee. If service is out for more than four hours, Verizon will refund 100% of the monthly recurring charge for the service.
IBT service with the Fiber Path Diversity Service Option is covered by a one-hour service guarantee. If the outage is greater than one hour, the customer will receive a refund of 100% of the monthly recurring charge for the service.