Sprint SONET Ring Services

Overview

Sprint SONET Ring^SM Service (SSRS) transmits reliable data, voice, image and video traffic over a dedicated high-capacity, SONET-based network. SSRS employs fiber-optic and Sprint Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) ring technologies to provide your end users with ultra high-speed connectivity and fail-safe, state-of-the-art reliability. This is handled more efficiently and economically than traditional linear access services.

With SSRS, the data travels through a self-healing ring between your designated locations and the Sprint Local Telecommunications Division (LTD) central offices. Should a problem occur in the network, the traffic automatically reroutes without an interruption in the transmission.

An experienced team of Sprint associates coordinates the provisioning of each SSRS, and our service performance guarantees provide you with peace of mind. If the SSRS fails for one minute or more, you will be credited 100% of the monthly recurring charges associated with the affected facilities and month of the interruption.

With Sprint's SONET Ring Service, you may:

• Offer the high-speed capability your customers are seeking.
• Protect your customers from network downtime.
• Tailor the service to suit your needs and business plan.
• Vastly improve the speed and reliability of your communications transmissions.
• Extend your primary SSRS with our cost-effective subtending ring.

Features & Benefits

• A reliable network - protects you from downtime and lost revenue by automatically rerouting traffic if a network problem occurs.
• Flexible configuration options - meet your needs today and provide room for growth.
• Ultra high-speed connectivity - meets demand for increased capacity caused by bandwidth-intensive applications.
• Interworking of transmission products from multiple vendors - allows you to take advantage of cost savings and network efficiencies.
• A reduced rate for furnishing your own equipment - saves on capital expenditures and allows more flexibility in provisioning your service to end users.
• Flexible pricing - Three and five-year pricing structures are available, allowing for budgeting flexibility. One-year pricing is available on OC3 and OC12 services. Installation charges do apply to one-year pricing agreements.

Product Details

Sprint SONET Ring Service (SSRS) provides facility redundancy and fault-tolerance in the event of a facility or equipment failure. SSRS is a dedicated bandwidth SONET ring-based service, utilizing 2-Fiber Unidirectional Path Switched Ring or 2-Fiber Bidirectional Line Switched Ring network architecture.

SSRS consists of a minimum of two nodes. You must have at least one premise node and at least one Sprint central office node on each ring. SSRS consists of your nodes and central office nodes, custom bandwidth configuration options at each node, and node connection facilities, including local channels, alternate central office channels, intra-office channels, inter-office channels and your direct node connections. The maximum number of nodes on a ring is only limited by technological considerations. Adding a subtending ring can extend your SSRS service by allowing you to share nodes on your existing primary service. Subtending rings are available on OC12 and OC48 primary rings.

While SSRS provides secure dedicated bandwidth to your end user locations, some sharing of transport and electronics may occur. You can enter or exit the ring service at nodes of your choice at the DS1, DS3, STS1, OC3, OC3C, OC12, OC12C, OC48 and OC48C levels. Nodes can be ordered at OC3, OC12, OC48 and OC192 speeds. The OC192 speed utilizes 2-fiber, bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR) topology.

SSRS is currently offered in Sprint franchised areas of Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. Additional locations will be added in the future as customers express an interest in the product.

Here is how it works:

Business Applications

• Allows you to provide high-speed service to customers whose voice, data and image requirements could benefit from the high-capacity SONET-based network.
• Provides a survivable network. Should a problem occur, traffic is automatically rerouted without interruption.
• Gives you the peace of mind of being part of the world-class Sprint network.