U.S. Wavelength Service

Overview

Provide Backup for Your Customers

Verizon’s U.S. Wavelength service lets you provide dedicated bandwidth customer solutions such that each request for service is designed and priced on an individual-case basis. U.S. Wavelength service gives your subscribers options for using single or multipoint configuration optical network connectivity services that can help preserve their critical business data.

Our U.S. Wavelength service delivers 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps wavelength speeds between InterLATA locations. The service can be configured as either transparent or non-transparent, and uses SONET framing to provide an optical handoff on the wavelength. Subscribers receive a highly reliable network. You can offer your customers SONET OC-48 and OC-192, D1 Video, GigE, Fiber Channel, FICON or ESCON interfaces for both 2.5 and 10 Gbps wavelength speeds.

How It Works

U.S. Wavelength service uses an InterLATA 2.5 Gbps or 10 Gbps optical circuit that is delivered over the IXC network as an unprotected (2 wire) or protected (4 wire) signal using Dense Wave Division Multiplexing. Many data streams can then travel over the same pair of fiber by using different colors of light.

Benefits

  • Verizon’s U.S. Wavelength service supports high-speed point-to-point and multipoint connections necessary for disaster recovery and maintaining the integrity of data centers.
  • U.S. Wavelength service provides a highly reliable and secure service for your customers.
  • Verizon’s service provides you excellent technology for data backup and recovery, and thus gives your customers another reason to do business with you.

Applications

  • Promote Verizon’s U.S. Wavelength service as a customized solution for business subscribers who need to mitigate the risk of losing data during a disaster.
  • U.S. Wavelength service is a great technology for providing data center site replication for customers.
  • Market U.S. Wavelength service as a viable solution for backing up all company records, data and other critical files.

Secure the Future

Verizon’s U.S. Wavelength service can help ensure that your customers’ data is safe and available. And, the service positions you as a major competitor in the telecommunications marketplace by giving you capabilities that help to keep your subscribers loyal to you as a provider.

Description

The U.S. Wavelength product is an InterLATA Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) service designed to offer a 2.5Gbps and 10Gbps optical circuit. U.S. Wavelength Service allows the customer to purchase single or multiple wavelengths in a point-to-point or multi-point configuration. Wavelength Services provide businesses with an efficient and scalable way to connect mainframes, data centers, and storage networks across the United States. This high-bandwidth optical network makes it possible for many data streams to travel over the same pair of fiber by utilizing different colors of light.

This is delivered as an unprotected or protected signal using DWDM. Its flexibility lends itself as a protocol-independent universal optical interface and is designed for InterLATA locations within the United States. It is supported by the following wavelength and equipment interfaces:

  • 2.5 Gbps Wavelength Service
    • Non-Transparent service is currently available, to provide customers with an optical handoff on the wavelength, using SONET framing. Customers may choose from: SONET (OC-48 or OC-192), GigE (1 Gbps), D1 Video (270Mbps), Fiber Channel (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps), FICON (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps), and ESCON (200 Mbps).
    • Transparent (protocol independent) services are available on an Individual Case Basis (ICB).
  • 10 Gbps Wavelength Service
    • Non-Transparent service is currently available, to provide customers with an optical handoff on the wavelength, using SONET framing. Customers may choose from: SONET (OC-48 or OC-192), GigE (1 Gbps), D1 Video (270Mbps), Fiber Channel (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps), FICON (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps), and ESCON (200 Mbps).
    • Ethernet (LAN PHY) 10GigE interface is available.
    • Transparent (protocol independent) services are available on an ICB.

Availability

U.S. Wavelength Services are designed with the help of your Account Team. Please contact your Account Team so they can help design a solution for you.

Pricing

U.S. Wavelength Services pricing can be obtained from your Account Team. Please contact your Account Team to review available service locations, design, and pricing options.

Features

U.S. Wavelength Services are provided to support your high bandwidth needs offering several features so you can customize a solution.

  • Supports Gigabit Ethernet, SONET, Fiber Channel, ESCON, Digital Video (D1), and FICON. U.S. Wavelength Service supports these native protocols without the purchase of additional protocol translation equipment.
  • Flexible network design configurations supporting both point-to-point and multi-point configurations. U.S. Wavelength also offers flexible data channel assignments which helps control incremental costs for future bandwidth growth and technology.

Applications

U.S. Wavelength can support a variety of applications and solutions:

  • Supports D1 Video transport
  • Disaster recovery
  • Off-site data backup
  • Interconnection of local area and storage networks

Detailed Information

U.S. Wavelength offers an InterLATA solution to provide high speed, reliable, and cost effective solutions to support your customers’ short term and long term needs. U.S. Wavelength provides your customers with an effective solution for connectivity to a variety of applications and helps ensure a smooth migration path as their bandwidth needs grow. Utilizing proven DWDM standards based technology and a variety of configuration options will provide your customers a path to the future.

U.S. Wavelength service provided by Verizon Business Services. Not available in all areas.

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