What is Dark Fibre?
A basic explanation of Dark Fibre is a long piece of fibre optic cable that goes from point-to- point.
The reason it’s called dark is because it has nothing on each end and no light is going through it. This
gives you full control over the equipment you install. It’s basically a big long patch lead.
What is Managed Fibre?
Managed Fibre unlike Dark Fibre has carriers or Services providers equipment on each end of it. It
can have monitoring tools and redundant paths. It’s a full turn key solution so if any part of the link
breaks you service provider will be fixing it immediately or replacing any hardware in the event of a
failure.
What is a NOC
NOC stands for Network Operations Centre. These are usually manned 24×7 monitoring your
network for any problems that may arise.
What are Cross Connect fees?
Cross Connect Fees are charged by data centres to get a cable to and from different parts of the data
centre. These are usually charged on a monthly basis to the customer
What does VLL mean?
Virtual Leased Lines (VLL) is a way to provide Ethernet-based point to point communication over
IP/MPLS networks.
The term Virtual Leased Line is also used to describe a point to point bonded connection using the
Broadband Bonding technology. This implementation is bonded in layer 4.
In the industry, the technology is also referred to as Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) or EoMPLS
(Ethernet over MPLS).
VLL uses the pseudo-wire encapsulation for transporting Ethernet traffic over an MPLS tunnel across
an IP/MPLS backbone.
What does a Multiplexer do?
Multiplexers are used to increase the bandwidth capacity of your Dark Fibre. Instead of having one
connection a multiplexer allows you to multiple connections over the fibre. For the passive devices,
we supply you are able to get 88 x 10GiG links over a pair of fibres spanning 80KM’s
Can I lease Hardware through X-Connect and add it to my monthly contract fee?
Absolutely! Just have a chat to us about your requirements and we’ll sort out the rest for you.
I need to get the Fibre From the ODF (Optical Distribution Frame) to my office suite as there isn’t any in the building. Is this included in the price of a Dark Fibre Lease?
No this isn’t included in the monthly contract price. The Fibre termination is to the building’s
basement or Comms cabinet. If you want Fibre to your Suite you will need a certified contractor to
install this for you. We can provide a quote for the work to be completed and simply add it as a monthly cost to your contract or we can you in touch with a companies that we deal with and you
can contact them directly.
Can X-Connect Consolidate all existing carriers connections and DC rack space rental into one monthly bill?
Yes we can! Have a chat to us and bring your whole fibre network together for you and manage it
under one account.
Can I get visibility on the status of the network links on a managed service?
Yes you can – you have a web login that you can log into so you can check the status of your links
