Transcript The SBC Network

Growing Possibilities:
The SBC Network
Derrick Hamilton
Vice President
SBC Midwest Network Services
2002
Leadership
Planning Conference
SBC Roadmap
 Expanded Network
• Increase POP density
• Expand reach within LATAs
 Evolve Network Architecture
• Continue infrastructure enhancements
• Hone network reliability and customer service
 Enhance Service Offerings
• Voice over IP
 Hosted IP Communications Service
• MPLS enabled services
 Network based VPNs
Core Network Vision
San Francisco
Compressing
the Existing
Core Networks
Dallas
IP Backbone
IP
FR/ATM
IP
FR/ATM
Ethernet
Ethernet
Other Protocols
IP
Single Common
Core Network
To Carry All
Layers of Services
FR/ATM
Ethernet
Other Protocols
FR/ATM
Other Protocols
IP MPLS Backbone
DWDM
Core
IP
FR/ATM
Ethernet
Other Protocols
Wireless: Not Just Mobile Phones
Wi-Fi
in the
Home
Wi-Fi
in the
Office
Wi-Fi
in public
hotspots
SBC
PremierServ
VPN
GPRS/EDGE
Critical Communications Needs Solved
by Optical/Broadband Solutions
• Platforms that accommodate a variety of applications:
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Traditional TDM applications (voice, data & video)
Local Area Network connectivity, Internet Access
Storage Area Networking and remote data backup
Data Center Connectivity
CAD/CAM File Transfer
Multimedia Streaming
• Platforms that meet communications requirements:
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Capacity for high-bandwidth, high-speed, & high-reliability
Business Continuity
Mission critical data networking
Disaster recovery
High Tech Manufacturing
Enterprise HQ
Regional
Office A
Regional
Office A
10 FC
Dark Fibre
Application:
Channel Extension & Dark Fibre Cost
CAD/CAM
Back-up of secondary data for disaster recovery;
and consolidation of distributed storage
Large enterprise sites (500+ employees/site)
networking FC SAN storage across data centers in
a metro area
CAD/CAM connectivity between locations
What does this mean to
 Elegant “Future-Proof” Services
you?
• IP-MPLS Backbone
• Flexibility at the Edge
• IP Business Services
• All Optical Solutions
• Integrated Wireless-Wireline Services
 SBC World-Class Reliability
SBC:
Talking Straight, Following Through
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2002
Leadership
Planning Conference