Sprint Nextel Unbundled Dark Fiber User Manual

Unbundled Dark Fiber Product Guide

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Unbundled Dark Fiber

Table of Contents

Product Overview.............................................................................................................................................3

Product Details..................................................................................................................................................4

Ordering Process...............................................................................................................................................7

Interoffice Transport Orders........................................................................................................................... 7

Administrative Section...............................................................................................................................8

Transport Section....................................................................................................................................... 8

Loop Orders.......................................................................................................................................................9

Service Tab................................................................................................................................................10

Loop Tab...................................................................................................................................................11

CLEC Tab.................................................................................................................................................12

Invoicing Elements.........................................................................................................................................12

Requirements...................................................................................................................................................13

Frequently Asked Questions .........................................................................................................................16

Unbundled Dark Fiber

Product Overview

Unbundled Dark Fiber (UDF) is unlit fiber 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). UDF can be between two Sprint wire centers, between a Sprint wire center and the end-user premises or between a Sprint wire center and an appropriate Outside Plant (OSP) structure such as a digital loop carrier or a hub in a cabinet. UDF can also be provided between two OSPs or between an OSP and the end-user premises.

The availability of UDF allows a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) to construct its facilities using existing spare Sprint optical fiber between locations. With the proper electronics, UDF offers unlimited bandwidth availability. Use of a high-speed backbone allows aggregation of lower speed traffic, which saves on plant investment. However, Sprint does not make any representations as to the transmission capability of these facilities.

UDF consists of the following elements:

• Interoffice Facility: This element provides a route between two existing Sprint wire centers.

• Loop: This element provides a route between a Sprint wire center and end-user premises.

• Subloop: This element provides a portion of an existing UDF Loop. A subloop terminating in

an OSP is designated as feeder fiber. Subloop from a FPP in a remote OSP location to another

remote OSP location or end-user premises is designated as distribution fiber.

Unbundled Dark Fiber can also be a combination of these elements. The CLEC must submit a Bona Fide Request (BFR) for an element not listed.

Sprint offers UDF via optical cross-connect or fiber jumper from the Sprint FPP to a collocated CLEC FPP. Sprint will provide UDF where it is both available and accessible for the dedicated transport and unbundled loop network elements. Additional splicing of fiber strands is not an element of this product offering, but is available on an individual case basis (ICB) from Sprint. Sprint provides UDF to a CLEC in increments of a single strand.

The CLEC will be required to submit a Dark Fiber Application with the application fee to their local account manager. The application process will verify the availability of the requested route, provide price quote information and reserve the requested dark fiber route for 10 business days. For additional information to initiate the process refer to the Requirements section of this guide.

Unbundled Dark Fiber

Product Details

Sprint offers Unbundled Dark Fiber in the following configurations:

Sprint Central Office (CO) to Sprint Central Office

Route Type Description

1) Central office to central office (interoffice transport)

Note: Transport routing can be provided through intermediate central offices. Collocation is not required in the intermediate offices. Terminating central offices need not be in adjacent wire centers.

Sprint Central Office to End-user Premises

The CLEC must have a collocation presence at each end of the fiber route. Fiber jumpers join the Sprint fiber, terminated on a patch panel, to the CLEC.

Route Type Description

2) Central office to an end-user premises located FPP (loop)

The CLEC must have a collocation presence in the Sprint CO. Fiber jumpers join the Sprint fiber, terminated on a patch panel, to the CLEC.

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Sprint Central Office to Sprint 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. A fiber jumper connects the Sprint FPP to the CLEC FPP. Additional fiber cable and splicing will be provided on an ICB at the remote site.

Sprint Remote Site to Sprint Remote Site

Route Type Description

4) Remote to remote (distribution subloop) The CLEC must have a collocation presence in both remote sites. A fiber cable may terminate from the Sprint FPP to CLEC outside plant (OSP) facility.

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