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