| Larger and larger bandwidths are being required in | | | | bandwidth is very powerful for businesses. One full |
| today's business environment where simple DS-1 and | | | | port is the same as having 336 T1 lines and has the |
| DS-3 lines are no longer enough, OC3 and OC12 | | | | capacity to handle 8,064 voice channels. This ability of |
| connections are becoming the popular standard. If you | | | | this SONET OC-x makes itself very appealing to |
| are wondering how this can help your business and | | | | many large call centers dedicated to telemarketing or |
| what an OC-12 is, then continue reading to learn more. | | | | CRM. |
| So what does OC stand for anyways? Without | | | | Not all businesses have the same bandwidth needs so |
| abbreviation, OC12 is known as "Optical Carrier level | | | | there are variances in subscription levels for an OC12. |
| 12" and is used as a backbone fiber solution for video, | | | | Fractional services are sectioned off in predetermined |
| voice, and data. You will not only see large businesses | | | | allotted amounts and are good for businesses that are |
| utilizing this bandwidth, but government agencies as | | | | confident of their growth needs for at least a year. If a |
| well. | | | | business needs a smaller allocated amount of |
| Some ISPs may still utilize an OC12 but not as | | | | bandwidth but would like the additional security of |
| common as the larger bandwidths such as OC48 and | | | | bandwidth when they need it, a burstable subscription |
| OC192. When many servers are needed for hosting or | | | | is advisable. |
| private data allocation, you will see this optical | | | | Businesses with less bandwidth needs often will go for |
| bandwidth put into place. Commonly, this bandwidth is | | | | an OC3 line over an OC12 as well as lower costs. |
| often seen being deployed within large high traffic call | | | | These lines transmit data at 155.52 Mbps. |
| centers, including telemarketing centers. | | | | The price of an OC12 is never set in stone. There is |
| The OC12 runs off of a standard known as | | | | no way to have a preset rate nationwide on an optical |
| Synchronous Optical Network or SONET. This reliable | | | | carrier fiber line. There are many factors that go into |
| fiber optic technology is well known for it's redundancy | | | | pricing including the number of locations, point of |
| thanks to the "SONET Ring". A SONET ring typically | | | | placement, FCC fees, precise bandwidth needs, etc. |
| will run over a Wide Area Network (WAN) or | | | | Because of all the varying factors a base rate on a |
| Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). | | | | nationwide scale is very hard to come up with. |
| This business bandwidth is very attractive to it's users | | | | To get the pricing on a OC12 circuit, it highly advisable |
| due to the affordability associated with scalability. Very | | | | that businesses use a telecom broker or consultant |
| minimal resources go into upgrading systems running | | | | instead of approaching a carrier sales team |
| this optical standard in respects to hardware and | | | | themselves. Telecom consultants and brokers are |
| installations. A full capacity OC12 runs at 622 Mbps. | | | | designed to save you on telecommunication expenses |
| Channels divide the port into smaller portions of | | | | as well as locate services suitable for your present |
| bandwidth so the bandwidth is not per channel. OC12 | | | | situation. |