Dark Fiber Use Case 1
Dark Fiber Becomes Smart Fiber
Today a Dark Fiber service is turned up manually.
Common issues experienced include:
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Out of date documentation results in fibers already allocated. wasting a site visit and forcing a route re-plan.
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Time to Revenue often measured in weeks if not months.
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Baseline tests once the link is completed can reveal the need for further site visits to re-splice.
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Not all splices are cut upon teardown resulting in stranded capacity.
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Roll out can be delayed by access issues.
A fully automated service reduces costs as well as accelerating and enhancing the services.
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Each system maintains a live record of the current network configuration allowing real time route planning.
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End to End configuration changes can be made in minutes.
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Complete baseline testing can be completed remotely with the records associated with the link to maintain a historical audit of the links performance.
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Truck rolls eliminated from the majority of system turn-ups.
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No physical access required.
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Link cleared end to end on teardown, no stranded capacity.
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Traffic can be remotely re-routed for routine or emergency maintenance in a matter of minutes.
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Phased rollout allows key intersection points to be automated first with less utilized locations added if and when the business case justifies it.