INTERCONNECTION TRAINING WORKSHOP

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INTERCONNECTION TRAINING WORKSHOP

• Interconnection Co-location AspectsPresented
  By
• Emmanuel L. Amoah

Banjul, 11 15 July 2005
ITU/EC Regulatory Capacity Building Project for
ECOWAS countries
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PRESENTATION OUTLINEMETHODS OF INTERCONNECTION

• Co-location
• Virtual Co-location
• Customer Sited Interconnect (CSI)
• In-Span Interconnect (ISI)

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CO-LOCATION
Site Boundary
Incumbents Telephone Exchange Building
OLO
Cable Chamber
OLO
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CO-LOCATIONDRAWBACKS

• Access for other Operators personnel for
  maintenance especially out side normal hours
• Installation including access to cable runs
• Cost of providing secure accommodation
• Availability of accommodation especially for
  future growth
• Security including other facilities at the site

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CO-LOCATIONDRAWBACKS

• Access for other Operators personnel for
  maintenance especially out side normal hours
• Installation including access to cable runs
• Cost of providing secure accommodation
• Availability of accommodation especially for
  future growth
• Security including other facilities at the site

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VIRTUAL CO-LOCATION
Incumbents Telephone Exchange Building
Site Boundary
OLO Cab
Cable Chamber
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ADVANTAGES OF VIRTUAL CO-LOCATION

• Easier than co-location
• Equipment pre-installed
• Access only to site
• Cheaper with less planning than co-location
• As with co-location
• Security problems (slightly less?)
• Availability of suitable place

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VIRTUAL CO-LOCATION INSTALLATION
Planning
Civil Contract
Deliver Portacabin
Civil Work
Cable Installation
Exchange Equipment
Testing
Data Fill
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CUSTOMER SITED INTERCONNECT
Other Operators Switch or Base Station
Incumbent Operators Telephone Exchange
Standard Incumbent 2 Mbit/s Private Circuit
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CUSTOMER SITED INTERCONNECT

• Advantages
• Standard Installation Processes for Link
• Standard Maintenance Processes for Link
• Standard Deliver Time Scales for Link
• Standard Cost/Price
• Disadvantages
• Same as Collocation for other Operator but
  probably less so

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CSI - INSTALLATION
Planning
Install 2 Mbit/s Link
Install Exchange Equipment
Switch Data Fill
Assemble and Test
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IN-SPAN INTERCONNECT
OLO Point of Presence
Incumbent Telephone Exchange
Foot Way Box
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SDH ISI - SEPARATION
Incumbents Telephone Exchange STM 1
OLO Telephone Exchange
Foot Way Box
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ISI INSTALLATION
Planning
Civil Contracts
Civil Work
Cable Installation
Transmission Equipment
Exchange Equipment and Data Fill
Testing
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Interconnection Training Worksop

• THANK YOU
• FOR
• YOUR
• ATTENTION!!!

Banjul, 11 15 July 2005
ITU/EC Regulatory Capacity Building Project for
ECOWAS countries