Service Description Interconnect links provide voice switches connectivity between Operators and STC:
Interconnect links consist of a fixed transmission capacity over which traffic flows between OLOs’ and STC’s network.
Interconnect links provide customers with the required infrastructure to transit their calls and signaling messages to other operators’ networks, and to terminate the operators' calls on Wholesale network.
The capacity required is based on the amount of voice traffic that is conveyed between networks.
With few connections to service nodes, OLOs get connected to STC’s fixed network, mobile network and international gateway.
Distance
Interconnect links are assumed to span less than 10Km
For interconnect circuits greater than 10Km, additional charges apply (based on Transmission Link service charges)
Capacity
There are two types of interfaces available:
E1 (electrical, 2 Mbit/s): Digital signal connection with a transmission capacity of 2 Mbit/s for the transmission of 30 channels at 64 Kbit/s each
STM-1 (optical, 155Mbit/s): Optical signal connection with a transmission capacity of 63 x 2 Mbit/s
Customer Benefits
Lower Cost
STC will provide most of the national call routing on its network which saves OLO from inefficiently adding excessive transmission for kingdom wide interconnectivity.
The same interconnect links will provide connectivity to all off-net calls originating from OLO and destined to STC fixed and mobile lines.
Reliability and Support
Interconnect links have high reliability and are subject to proactive monitoring and management
Scalability
With two bandwidth options, Interconnect links are scalable and thus could be dimensioned more efficiently.
