Calypte Long Haul
Calypte Long Haul is a cost-effective solution that gives you rate-monitored connectivity between predefined sites along the long-haul route from a submarine-cable landing station to a metro.
If you don’t need unlimited speed all the time, Calypte lets you choose a burstable data rate while still giving you the benefit of dark fibre. There is no hard limit on the bandwidth – your traffic can exceed the chosen data rate for short periods – and you can permanently upgrade or downgrade your bandwidth. Together with Tachyon, Peregrine, and Helios, it enables you to design and build your network in the most cost-effective way.
Architecture
Calypte Long Haul enables you to manage your costs for long-haul connectivity more efficiently by giving you the ability to scale as your needs increase. Connect between predefined repeater sites and along predefined routes with a rate-monitored, burstable service.
Data sheet
| Connectivity options | Predefined repeater sites along DFA long-haul route /
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|---|---|
| Non-recurring charge | Connection fee |
| Monthly recurring charge | Monthly lease Dependent on zone and selected throughput |
| Lease/payment terms | 5 years Fixed monthly lease payment |
| Service configuration | Port-based Link-fault passthrough |
| Redundancy | Core route protection |
| Interface options | 1Gbit/s / 10Gbit/s for throughput above 800Mbit/s / Larger capacities available in selected cases |
| Throughput options | 30Mbit/s–10Gbit/s |
| Service level | 4-hour mean time to repair |
| Monitoring | Layer 2 service monitoring |
Terms and conditions
Feasibility
- A Calypte Long Haul service between Teraco Isando and Teraco Riverhorse Valley may have drops at DFA PoPs in in small towns along the DFA route:
- Bronkhorstspruit
- Middelburg
- Hendrina
- Ermelo
- Busby
- eMkhondo (Piet Retief)
- Paulpietersburg
- Vryheid
- Zulu Rock
- Melmoth
- Empangeni
- Mtunzini
- Stanger
- Umhlanga.
- A Calypte Long Haul service between Teraco Isando and Ermelo may have drops at DFA PoPs in Secunda.
- A Calypte Long Haul service between Teraco Isando and Potchefstroom may have drops at DFA PoPs in:
- Vanderbijlpark
- Parys.
- If you need a Calypte Long Haul service from one metro area to another and you need to aggregate traffic at a repeater or PoP in one or more of the small towns along the long-haul fibre route, a monthly port fee shall apply.
- For a Calypte Long Haul route from Teraco Isando to Teraco Rondebosch, DFA will provide a breakout in Bloemfontein.
Your responsibilities
- You will be liable for abortive costs if DFA incurs costs as a result of, among other things, your sites not being ready or you cancelling an order.
Throughput rate and bursting
- No bursting will be allowed.
Configuration changes
- You may permanently upgrade your Calypte Long Haul service to a higher throughput-rate bracket without a penalty and without affecting the contract term.
- You may downgrade a Calypte Long Haul service on a 10Gbit/s interface only after 24 months.
- You may not downgrade a Calypte Long Haul service to a lower throughput rate than that of the initial order.
- A configuration fee for downgrades and other configuration changes will apply, which will depend on whether the downgrade must be implemented during office hours or after hours.
Redundancy
- A diverse link is subject to feasibility.
- Protected services can be provided, where feasible, and will be provided on a case by case basis.
Renewals
- Renewals are subject to feasibility.
Terminations and cancellations
- The terms and conditions for termination will be stipulated in the commercial agreement.
- An early termination penalty equal to the contract value of the remainder of the term will apply.