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Unbundled Dark Fiber Product Guide Cop y ri g ht © Sprint 200 2. All ri g ht s re ser ved . The Sp rint Brand, the Sprint name and the diamo nd lo go ar e regi ster ed tr adem arks o f Sprin t Communicat ions Compan y L.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 2 Table of C ontents Product Overview ............................................................................................................................
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 3 Product Overview Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF) is unlit f iber optic cable strands between two points in the Sprint network. UDF is an existing, single-continuous transmission path that terminates on a Sprint Fiber Patch Panel (FPP).
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 4 Produc t Details Sprint offers Unbundled Dark Fiber in the following configurations: Sprint Central Office (C.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 5 Produc t Details (Continued) Sprint Central Office to Sprin t Remote Site Route Type Description 3) Central office to remote site (feeder subloop) The CLEC must have a collocation presence in the Sprint CO and the remote site.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 6 Produc t Details (Conti nued) Sprint Remote Site to End-user p remises Route Type Description 5) Remote site to an end-user pr emises located FPP (distribution subloop) The CLEC must have a collocation pres ence at the end-user premis es.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 7 Ordering Process UDF must be ordered via a Local Service R equest (LSR) or an Access Service Reques t (ASR), depending on the type of route requested. Refer to Table 1 below to determine wh ich type of order to use.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 8 Intero ffice Trans port Orde rs (Continued) Administra tive S ect ion Additional entries as noted in T able 2 are required in the Administ rative section of the ASR.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 9 Transport Sect ion (Continued) Figure 7 highlights the entries described above. Figure 7 – Transport Sc reen TRANSPORT: N C LX-- NCI 01QBF .L LX____ TLV _____ T _____ R SECNCI 01QBF .
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 10 Loop Or der s (Continued) Table 5 provides the appropriate location information by Route Type.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 11 Service Tab (Conti nued) Figure 8 – Servic e Tab Loop Tab The CLEC should enter the appropriate cable identification and channel pair in the Loop tab as shown in Figure 9.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 12 CLEC Tab The CLEC should enter the application number as shown on the Dark Fiber Application (DFA) confirmation on the CLEC Tab in the Remarks to Sprint section as shown in Figure 10.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 13 Requir ement s CLECs must have UDF language and rates identif ied in their Master In terconnection and Resale Agreement prior to submitting a Sprint Dark Fiber Application (DFA) and the appropriate application fee.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 14 Requir ement s (Continued) Figure 11 – Sample Dar k Fiber A pplicatio n Customer Provided Informatio n: CL.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 15 Requir ement s (Continued) Figure 12 provides an example of a Sprint analysis and response prepared for cost details for a requested dark fibe r route.
Unbundle d Dark Fiber 10/02 Version 1 Copyright 2002 Sprint Communicatio ns Compa ny 16 Freq uentl y Aske d Que stio ns Number Question Answer 1 Does Sprint UDF require colloc ation? Yes. UDF requires c ollocation at eac h Sprint CO or OSP facility where UDF is terminated.
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