Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Services allow customers to connect to the US Signal network over a variety of optical mediums from OC-3 to OC-192. SONET has become the leading Layer 1 data transport method due to the ease of multiplexing, as well as, its inherent protection characteristics. SONET services are provided throughout the Midwest where ever US Signal
products are available.
Features:
- Metro Transport – US Signal operates metro fiber rings in 14 markets throughout the Midwest.
- Long Haul Transport – US Signal provides capacity between tier 1, 2, and 3 cities in the Midwest over a SONET-protected backbone.
- Hubbing – This service allows multiplexing of multiple lower-bandwidth circuits onto channels of higher-bandwidth facilities.
- Ring Protection – Solutions can be engineered to redirect traffic around a fiber cut or outage within 50 milliseconds of a fiber cut being detected.
- 1+1 Protection – Protects hand-offs between equipment by provisioning an extra card for failover in case of a cable cut or primary card failure.
- Fiber Builds – US Signal can construct fiber facilities to customer sites for access to US Signal Sonet backbone.
SONET Services may be used to provide
- Multiprotocol Label Switching VPN Service
- Private Line Services
- Dedicated Internet Access
- Virtual Ethernet Service
