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Multi-port Interface Facilities And Channels (MPIC) Order Guide

Multi-port Interface Facilities And Channels (MPIC) Order Guide

Overview

The purpose of this document is to assist carriers with ordering Multi-port Interface Facilities and Channels.

Multi-port Facilities are used in conjunction with our Verizon IntelliLight Optical Transport Service (IOTS). The Multi-port Facilities are used for connections over a Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) ring between two multi-port interface cards. Each of these sub-rate muxing facilities uses a single card for the transport of multiple channels. These channels are referred to as Multi-port Channels.

Enabling the use of a multi-port interface facility and channels on the IOTS ring increases the marketability of the DWDM ring by increasing the maximum number of channels available to the customer at any node. Therefore, this enhancement allows specific protocols to more efficiently utilize DWDM wavelengths on IOTS rings.

A multi-port facility is established between two specific node (premise or CO) locations that rides the IOTS ring as either an unprotected or protected channel. With a multi-port facility it is required that all optical multi-port channels, provided over it, have the same originating and termination points on the ring.

Read more about DWDM and IntelliLight Optical Transport Service (IOTS)

Pre-Order

Pre-requisite: IOTS Ring: The IntelliLight Optical Transport Service (IOTS) ring needs to be in effect before ordering the Multi-port Facility.

Step 1: MPIC Facility: A planning session is required prior to submitting the Access Service Request (ASR) for the MPIC Facility. Please contact your Verizon Account Manager for more information.

Step 2: MPIC Channel: The MPIC Facility should be in effect prior to submitting an Access Service Request (ASR) for a subtending Multi-port Channel.

New MPIC Service is provided only on a private carriage basis under a Master Services Agreement arrangement between the Customer and Verizon. Note: the Contract ID must be populated in the PNUM field on the Access Service Request. Learn more aboutLearn more about private carriage agreements (Forbearance).

Order

This section provides instruction on how to order Multi-port Facilities and Multi-port Channels.

Verizon reminds you to review the Valid Entry(s), Edit/Usage Rule(s), and Field Notes found in the Access Business Rules for the appropriate field value.


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Key Fields

Multi-port Facilities

  • Offered as a point-to-point facility on both a full or partial IOTS ring.
  • Offered as a point-to-fiber meet facility - only on a partial IOTS ring
  • An Unprotected Multi-port Facility only supports unprotected Multi-port channels.
  • A protected Multi-port Facility supports both unprotected and protected Multi-Port channels.
  • The Multi-port Facility is only offered as special access.
  • When ordering the MPIC Facility - the CFA of the IOTS ring is required.
  • SPEC (Service and Product Enhancement Code) for Multi-port Facility is "Not Applicable" (NA)
  • Percentage of Interstate Usage (PIU) field: 100/000 (note: Off-ring services in the east are offered at PIU: 100)
  • DIR (Directionality) / SDIR (Secondary Directionality): When ordering an unprotected channel or MPIC Facility on an IOTS ring the directionality must be specified. The DIR / SDIR field on the Transport form will be populated a positive entry. The valid entries are 1 (west) or 2 (east).
  • PNUM (Promotion Number) this product is ordered under a private carriage agreement (Forbearance); the Contract ID must be populated in the PNUM field.
  • A Multi-port Interface Card can be placed at either a premise or CO location.

Multi-port Facilities are offered in capabilities of 2.5Gbps or 10Gbps and are capable of supporting the following channel types, in any combination up to the maximum capacity of the Multi-port Facility.

  • 2.5 Gbps Multi-port Facility

    • ESCON, 133 Mbps Fibre Channel, 266 Mbps Fibre Channel, 531 Mbps Fibre Channel, 1 Gbps Fibre Channel, FDDI, 1 Gbps FICON, Fast Ethernet, D1 Video, SONET OC03/OC03c, SONET OC12/OC12c, Gigabit Ethernet

  • 10 Gbps Multi-port Facility

    • 1 Gbps Fibre Channel, 2 Gbps Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 1 Gbps FICON, 2 Gbps FICON, SONET OC48/OC48c

Multi-port Channels

  • When ordering the Multi-port Channels - the CFA of the MPIC Facility is required.
  • A Multi-port Interface Card can be placed at either a premise or CO location.
  • Percentage of Interstate Usage (PIU) field: 100/000 (note: Off-ring services in the east are offered at PIU: 100)
  • DIR (Directionality) / SDIR (Secondary Directionality): When ordering an unprotected channel or MPIC Facility on an IOTS ring the directionality must be specified. The DIR / SDIR field on the Transport form will be populated a positive entry. The valid entries are 1 (west) or 2 (east).
  • PNUM (Promotion Number) this product is ordered under a private carriage agreement (Forbearance); the Contract ID must be populated in the PNUM field.

NC / NCI / SECNCI

Network Channel / Network Channel Indicator / Secondary Network Channel Indicator

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Unprotected / Protected Multi-port Facility: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
2.5 Gbps Point-to-Point Multi-port Facility PIS-=Unprotected PISP=Protected 02/04FMF.S3 02/04FMF.S4 02/04SMF.S5 02/04SMF.S7 02/04FMF.S3 02/04FMF.S4 02/04SMF.S5 02/04SMF.S7
10 Gbps Point-to-Point Multi-port Facility PIS-=Unprotected PISP=Protected 02/04FMF.S8 02/04FMF.S9 02/04FMF.S8 02/04FMF.S9

Unprotected / Protected Multi-port Facility

  • The Multi Interface card has to be configured the same way on the A- and Z-end; therefore, the NCI and SECNCI should always be the same.
  • 4 fiber (04) on the NCI and SECNCI Code will denote Protected and 2 fiber (02) will denote Unprotected.

Unprotected / Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Facility: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
2.5 Gbps Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Facility PIS-= Unprotected PISP=Protected 02/04FMF.S3 02/04FMF.S4 02/04SMF.S5 02/04SMF.S7 02/04FMF.SM1 02/04QBF.SM1 02/04QEF.SM1
10 Gbps Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Facility PIS-=Unprotected PISP=Protected 02/04FMF.S8 02/04FMF.S9 02/04FMF.SM1
02/04QBF.SM1
02/04QEF.SM1

Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Facility

  • Can only be ordered on an IOTS partial ring.
  • The SECNCI Codes: 02/04FMF.SM1, 02/04QBF.SM1, and 02/04QEF.SM1 are used on the Fiber Meet end.
  • 4 fiber (04) on the NCI and SECNCI Code will denote Protected and 2 fiber (02) will denote Unprotected.

Note: Multiplexer must be in a Dense Wave Division Multiplexing system (cannot be a stand alone multiplexer).

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Unprotected Point-to-Point Multi-port Channels: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point OC03/c MPIC Channel OB-
OB-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point OC12/c MPIC Channel OD-
OD-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point OC48/c MPIC Channel OF-
OF-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point ESCON MPIC Channel OPB- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 1 Gbps FICON MPIC Channel OPD- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 2 Gbps FICON (FICON Express) MPIC Channel OPE- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 133 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPI- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 266 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPH- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 531 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPG- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 1 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPF- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point 2 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPJ- 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point FDDI MPIC Channel HM-- 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point Fast Ethernet MPIC Channel KEA- 02LNF.A0+ 02LNF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point Fast Ethernet MPIC Channel KFL- 02LNF.A0+ 02LNF.A0+
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Point D1 Video MPIC Channel TD-- 02TDE.6 02TDE.6

Protected Point-to-Point Multi-port Channels: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point OC03/c MPIC Channel OBT-
OBTR		 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point OC12/c MPIC Channel ODT-
ODTR		 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point OC48/c MPIC Channel OFT-
OFTR		 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X 04SOF.B 04SOF.D 04SOF.F 04SOF.X
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point ESCON MPIC Channel OPBP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 1 Gbps FICON MPIC Channel OPDP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 2 Gbps FICON (FICON Express) MPIC Channel OPEP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 133 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPIP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 266 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPHP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 531 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPGP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 1 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPFP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point 2 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPJP 02OPF.A0+ 02OPF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point FDDI MPIC Channel HM-P 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point Fast Ethernet MPIC Channel KEAP 02LNF.A0+ 02LNF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point Gigabit Ethernet MPIC Channel KFLP 02LNF.A0+ 02LNF.A0+
On-ring Protected Point-to-Point D1 Video MPIC Channel TD-P 02TDE.6 02TDE.6

Note: A protected Multi-port Channel can only be ordered on a protected Multi-port Facility. The CLFI of the MPIC CFA should end with an 'S' which denotes protection.

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Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Channels: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet OC03/c MPIC Channel OB-
OB-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to- Fiber Meet OC12/c MPIC Channel OD-
OD-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet OC48/c MPIC Channel OF-
OF-R		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet ESCON MPIC Channel OPB- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 1 Gbps FICON MPIC Channel OPD- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 2 Gbps FICON (FICON Express) MPIC Channel OPE- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 133 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPI- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 266 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPH- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 531 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPG- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 1 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPF- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet 2 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPJ- 02OPF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet FDDI MPIC Channel HM-- 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet Fast Ethernet MPIC Channel KEA- 02LNF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet Gigabit Ethernet MPIC Channel KFL- 02LNF.A0+ 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1
On-ring Unprotected Point-to-Fiber Meet D1 Video MPIC Channel TD-- 02TDE.6 02FMF.SM1 02QBF.SM1 02QEF.SM1

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Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet Multi-port Channels: NC, NCI & SECNCI Codes

Service NC NCI SEC NCI
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet OC03/c MPIC Channel OBT-
OBTR		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to- Fiber Meet OC12/c MPIC Channel ODT-
ODTR		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet OC48/c MPIC Channel OFT-
OFTR		 02SOF.B 02SOF.D 02SOF.F 02SOF.X 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet ESCON MPIC Channel OPBP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 1 Gbps FICON MPIC Channel OPDP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 2 Gbps FICON (FICON Express) MPIC Channel OPEP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 133 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPIP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 266 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPHP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 531 Mbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPGP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 1 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPFP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet 2 Gbps Fibre Channel MPIC Channel OPJP 02OPF.A0 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring protected Point-to-Fiber Meet FDDI MPIC Channel HM-P 02FCF.10C 02FCF.10D 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet Fast Ethernet MPIC Channel KEAP 02LNF.A0+ 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet Gigabit Ethernet MPIC Channel KFLP 02LNF.A0+ 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1
On-ring Protected Point-to-Fiber Meet D1 Video MPIC Channel TD-- 02TDE.6 04FMF.SM1 04QBF.SM1 04QEF.SM1

SPEC

Service and Product Enhancement Code

SPEC Codes for Multi-port Facility is "Not Applicable" (NA). SPEC Code for On-ring Multi-port Channels riding a Multi-port Facility = OTSMDW. For more information about Service and Product Enhancement Codes, please see the SPEC Job Aid..

VTA

Variable Term Agreement

For more information about the VTA field, please see the VTA Job Aid..

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