IP: fiber in Canada vs. AT&T -- FYI

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

From: "Bill St. Arnaud" <bill.st.arnaud@canarie.ca>

>Again clarification for the record:
>
>Yes, CANARIE operates a high speed research backbone across Canada like
>Internet 2, but we are also involved in many other activities directly or
>indirectly (through funding) such as GbE dark fiber networks and FTTH
>projects.
>
>It was through the CA*net 3 network that we discovered the benefits and
>significant cost savings of not using telco technologies  such as Sonet APS
>(we do use SONET framing on our major links), long haul GbE over dark fiber
>etc.  It is through CA*net 3 that most of our universities and many of our
>schools discovered the benefits of condonominium dark fiber which has now
>been extended to many communities and into several FTTH trials.
>
>The basic conclusion that we have come to is that the further you can move
>away from telco technologies and business models the greater the savings at
>no reduced in reliability or operational flexibility.
>
>Some examples:
>
>1. CA*net 3 link to Newfoundland: 1500 Km native GbE over metro DWDM - Cost
>savings 1/10 of Telco DWDM/SONET solution
>2. CA*net 3 IP over DWDM (no APS SONET - we use layer 3 restoral and
>protection) - Cost savings 1/10 of telco DWDM/SONET
>3. CA*net 3 Netera - native GbE over CWDM - 350 km - total cost fiber and
>CWDM $US 212K.  The network was tested by local telco and had same BER and
>reliability as their much more expensive SONET network
>4. Average one time cost for metro dark fiber for schools and universities -
>$CDN 25,000 - $50,000
>
>Much of the above has been independently verified by external
>auditors/consultants.  Their reports are also available on our web site
>
>We are involved with at least 3 FTTH trails that are built on the
>competitive neutral condo fiber model which you will hear more about soon.
>
>For more detailed information and analysis see FAQ, CA*net 4 and CA*net 4
>documents etc on our web site at www.canet3.net
>
>Bill
>
>
>-----------------------------
>Bill St. Arnaud
>Senior Director Network Projects
>CANARIE Inc
>www.canarie.ca/~bstarn

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