Qwest touts new IP offerings

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: OPTICAL NETWORKING
10/10/05

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* Qwest revamps iQ Networking
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Today's focus: Qwest touts new IP offerings

By Jim Duffy

Qwest last week said it has revamped its iQ Networking business
IP network and service portfolio to address user requirements
for intelligent transport, dedicated Internet access, security
and service quality assurance.

Previously separate service networks for frame relay, ATM and
dedicated Internet access are being collapsed into a single
private IP MPLS core in an effort to migrate customers to
managed Layer 2/3 VPNs provisioned over three port types:
dedicated Internet access, private MPLS and private MPLS
enhanced. The dedicated Internet access, frame and ATM
"networks" now will run as services over an IP MPLS core instead
of requiring dedicated facilities and back-end operations.

To date, dedicated Internet access service has been ported to
the new platform and marketed as the iQ Networking Internet
port.

Customers will feel the transition to iQ Networking through new
contracts and a new user interface. They do not have to change
customer premises equipment or ports, and for dedicated Internet
access customers there is no change in the price of the service,
Qwest says.

"It's a smooth transition," says Martin Capurro, senior director
of global data and IP product management for Qwest. "We've spent
a lot of time to make it work."

Though dedicated Internet access customers have already
switched, frame and ATM users might not be ready to switch
contract "vehicles" for the private MPLS and private MPLS
enhanced services, Capurro says. For those customers and for
those needing minimal disruption in migrating, Qwest's existing
IP-enabled frame and ATM services have been positioned as
stepping stones to the iQ-based services.

Currently, private MPLS and private MPLS enhanced services are
Layer 3 VPNs. VPLS -based Layer 2 VPNs are intended for delivery
in mid-2006, Capurro says.

Nearer term, Qwest is looking to add another level of QoS to the
iQ Networking service this quarter. The carrier plans to offer a
new QoS queue to support applications requiring more than a
mid-tier "silver" treatment but below a premium "gold" quality.

Qwest also is extending the reach of its iQ Networking services
globally through an agreement with BT Infonet. It will let Qwest
reach 240 countries with the service and potentially enables BT
Infonet to offer services domestically over Qwest facilities.

This extended reach will support standard network-based
service-level agreements (SLA) with general availability slated
for late December, Capurro says. End-to-end SLAs are targeted
for February.

Qwest also offers the option of having the carrier install and
manage new Ethernet CPE for iQ Networking based on Adtran, Cisco
and Tasman Networks routers.

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To contact: Jim Duffy

Jim Duffy is managing editor of Network World's service provider
equipment coverage
<http://www.networkworld.com/topics/service-providers.html>. He
has 18 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over
12 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at
Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at
Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at
<mailto:jduffy@nww.com>.
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This newsletter is sponsored by Arbor Networks

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But what if the danger to your network lurks from within - a
disgruntled employee, misuse of a VPN, 3rd party access,
employee access for personal reasons? In the following report,
Internal Intrusion Prevention, read about this threat and
providing multidimensional protection.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=117240
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