THE WIRE

Whatever your capacity for business growth, Southern Cross has the capacity to help you realise your potential.

Access to high capacity with fast and secure international connectivity between Australasia and the United States is well within reach with our wide-range of innovative customer product offerings.

This section outlines Southern Cross's product offerings available under new or existing contracts.  However if you have a specific requirement, we are happy to work with you to try and tailor a solution that will meet your specific needs.

Southern Cross does not currently promote STM-1/4, or Unprotected services.

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For further information about Southern Cross Product Options and what will work best for your organisation, please contact:

Craige Sloots

DIRECTOR MARKETING & SALES

STM-16

 

STM-16 (Synchronous Transport Module) is a SDH ITU-T fiber optic network transmission standard with a bit rate of 2,488.32 Mbit/s, and can be configured for either a single 'structured' payload (STM-16) or as a 'concatenated' payload (STM-16c).

Southern Cross makes no commercial distinction between the two payload types with the configuration option available on circuit activation depending on the specific needs of the customer.

Configuration
Rings

PROTECTED NORTH - SOUTH NORTH SOUTH

Protected Configuration Schematic

2 DROP NORTH - SOUTH NORTH SOUTH

2 drop Schematic medium image

3 DROP NORTH - SOUTH SOUTH

3 Drop Schematic medium image

4 DROP NORTH - SOUTH

4 Drop Schematic Medium Image

RESTORED NORTH - SOUTH

General characteristics

  • SDH frame and Structure - Rec G.707
  • Equipment function - Rec G.783, G.784
  • Transmission quality - Rec G.826
  • Jitter and wander - Rec G.783, G.823, G.825

 

 

 

Optical tributary

  • Tributary (Line) bit rate - 2 488 320 Kbits/s
  • Standards applied - Rec G.957, G.958
  • Type of fibre - Single Mode. Rec G.652, G.653
  • Optical safety - IEC 825, G.958
  • Optical Interface - Short haul interface (S16.1)
  • Optical Connectors - FC/PC (SC/PC at Morro Bay)
  • Operating Wavelength range - 1270-1360 nm

STM-64

 

STM-64 (Synchronous Transport Module) is a SDH ITU-T fiber optic network transmission standard with a bit rate of 9,953.28 Mbit/s, and can be configured for either a single 'structured' payload (STM-64) or as a 'concatenated' payload (STM-64c).

Southern Cross makes no commercial distinction between the two payload types with the configuration option available on circuit activation depending on the specific needs of the customer.

Configuration
Rings

PROTECTED NORTH - SOUTH NORTH SOUTH

Protected Configuration Schematic

2 DROP NORTH - SOUTH NORTH SOUTH

2 drop Schematic medium image

3 DROP NORTH - SOUTH SOUTH

3 Drop Schematic medium image

4 DROP NORTH - SOUTH

4 Drop Schematic Medium Image

RESTORED NORTH - SOUTH

General characteristics

  • SDH frame and Structure - Rec G.707
  • Equipment function - Rec G.783, G.784
  • Transmission quality - Rec G.826
  • Jitter and wander - Rec G.783, G.823, G.825

 

 

 

Optical tributary

  • Tributary (Line) bit rate - 9 953 280 Kbits/s
  • Standards applied - Rec G.957, G.958
  • Type of fibre - Single Mode. Rec G.652, G.653
  • Optical safety - IEC 825, G.958
  • Optical Interface - Short haul (S64.2b)
  • Optical Connectors - FC/PC (SC/PC Morro Bay)
  • Operating Wavelength range - 1270-1360 nm

 

Configurations

PROTECTED

A Protected configuration provides a single traffic circuit between two specific access points, inclusive of the in-built self-restoration capabilities provided by the network. The network protection mechanism is compliant with ITU-T G.841. A Southern Cross Protected circuit is typically provided using technologies such as SNC-P protection, Optical Switching and/or Mesh networking technologies.

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Protected Configuration Schematic

2 DROP

A 2 Drop configuration provides two non-overlapping traffic circuits, each between two specific access points, configured in a ring around the network. Access points for the two circuits can be via the same or seperate cable stations in the source and/or destination country. The traffic circuits are neither protected or restored in the event of failure.

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2 drop Schematic small image

3 DROP

A 3 Drop configuration provides three non-overlapping traffic circuits, each between two specific access points, configured in a ring around the network. Access points for any two circuits can be via the same or seperate cable stations in the source and/or destination country. The traffic circuits are neither protected or restored in the event of failure.

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3 Drop Schematic small image

4 DROP

A 4 Drop configuration provides four non-overlapping traffic circuits, each between two specific access points, configured in a ring around the network. Access points for any two circuits can be via the same or seperate cable stations in the source and/or destination country. The traffic circuits are neither protected or restored in the event of failure.

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4 Drop Schematic Small Image

RESTORED

An N-Drop Restored configuration mirrors its N-Drop counterpart and provides N (2,3, 4 or 5) non-overlapping traffic circuits, each between two specific access points, configured in a ring around the network. Access points for any two circuits can be via the same or seperate cable stations/ access points in the source and/or destination country.

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