home / network access services / interconnect access service / service /  
 
   
  Telecom providers are obliged to interconnect their public networks with the networks of other telecom providers in order to enable communication between the networks. This means that there has to be a physical connection between two networks. KPN Carrier Services offers these connections via the KPN Telecom 2048 kbit/s End-of-span Network Interconnection Service (NIS).

The NIS consists of 2048 kbit/s transmission paths in a 155 Mbit/s Carrier system. The carrier system is an SDH connection with one side installed at one of KPN's Access Points (local or regional) and the other at the customer location (Telco Point of Presence, PoP). The Telco PoP must be in the same region as the KPN Access Point (AP). There is a double-routed fibre-optic link between the AP and the PoP.

2048 kbit/s connections are made over the Carrier system between two KPN switches and one or more Telco switches. There are two types of interface available: G.703 (electrical, 2 Mbit) or G.707 (optical, STM-1).

Responsibilities
KPN is responsible for:
Installing, servicing and maintaining the Carrier System
Billing for the NIS
Connecting the NIS with the KPN infrastructure
The customer is responsible for:
Forecasting the capacity needed
Determining the contractual term and type of interface
Cooperating with the punctual delivery of the NIS
Providing a suitable location for housing KPN equipment
Connecting the NIS with his own infrastructure
Contacting KPN's Wholesale Service Desk in the event of a problem

Quality of Service
Monitoring: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Availability: NIS: 99.2% per 2 Mbit per year
Carrier System: 99.98% per connection per year
Geographical coverage: Radius of 9 km around every AP
Fault repair times: target time:2 hours
Delivery time:
If excavation work is not necessary: 3 months
when excavation work is necessary: 6 months