Transcript C21 updates for 17th Oct web call

Welcome to the
Quarterly update webcall on BT’s 21CN
programme
22nd January 2010
BT's 21CN programme is subject to consultation and further development. Dates and
other details should be treated as indicative only, and subject to change
Agenda
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) and key 21CN
programme messages
Consult21 activities
WBC over fibre update
Wholesale Ethernet update
Q&A, feedback & poll
Speakers: Nigel Scott, Becky Hewlett, Felicity Webster
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP)
- key information & changes
Nigel Scott
BTW, Industry Consultation
BT's 21CN programme is subject to consultation and
further development. Dates and other details should be
treated as indicative only, and subject to change
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – intro & recap
• The DSP (C21-MG-015) was up-issued on 15th January 2010
• Incorporates the 21CN Product Plans and describes BT’s plans for its
next generation network known as 21CN.
• Draws together BT’s current view of its 21CN deployment plans,
regulated product availability and voice migration plans on an exchange
by exchange basis, including points of interconnection
• The DSP plus associated supporting available documents (eg roadmaps
and dataset information) combine to be BT’s Plan of Record
• Some areas – dates for Pathfinder Volume POTS & delivery plan for
ISDN customer trials in Northern Ireland and South Wales – remain under
review
NB: Available via the secure area of the Consult21 website - access is only available to BT’s
CP customers – for access please email [email protected]
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
IPstream and Datastream
• Both are retained on the current broadband platform until their
withdrawal from service (not migrated to 21CN)
• Are replaced by products that provide similar and enhanced end user
functionality – Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) and Wholesale
Broadband Managed Connect (WBMC).
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
IPstream withdrawal framework
• The overall framework and phase one of withdrawal of BT Centrals
(phase one) and End User Access Withdrawal (phase two) have now
concluded.
• IPstream will be withdrawn on a per exchange basis – with 18 month
withdrawal notifications provided
• No withdrawal notifications will be issued before June 2010
• The framework effectively provided CPs a 30 month period (from the
start of the phase two consultation)
• BT will confirm whether it will defer the withdrawal for a further period of
time or whether withdrawal notifications will start being issued in June
2010.
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
Datastream withdrawal framework
• Datastream withdrawal framework was concluded in August 09.
• The confirmed withdrawal framework does support a national withdrawal
and provides CPs with an 18 month withdrawal notification.
• New supply will continue to be nationally available for the first 12 months
of the notification period.
• BT will not be issuing any withdrawal notifications before June 2010, so
CPs effectively have a minimum 30 month timeline for the continued
national availability of Datastream (from the conclusion of the
consultation).
• In June 2010, BT will confirm whether it will defer the withdrawal of
Datastream for a further period of time or whether the product withdrawal
notification will be issued.
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
WBC
• 50% coverage with over 750 sites live
• Rollout is on track to increase this footprint to 55% by Spring 2010
• Subject to wholesale customer demand, the intent is to extend the WBC
footprint to 75% of UK end users by Spring 2011
• ADSL2+ deployment being enhanced to enable faster upstream line speed.
Indicative delivery date May 2010
• Real Time is also on the product roadmap - indicative trial date Spring 2010
• The WBC price reduction came into effect 1st January 2010
• Service Availability datasets for WBC rollout are updated monthly via the
Service Availability area of btwholesale.com
WBMC
• Latest WBMC pricing published November 2009
• WBMC price reduction also came into effect 1st January 2010
Discussions of the WBC and WBMC development roadmaps take place through the
ISP forums and bi-laterally
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
Wholesale Ethernet
•
•
•
780 nodes rolled out to date
Subject to customer demand,48 additional nodes will be
rolled out progressively by the end of financial year 2009/10
Bringing the total to 828 by the end of the financial year
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
Multi Service Interconnect Link (MSIL)
• Ethernet MSIL interconnects BT’s 21CN with other Communications
Providers NGNs
• Allows customers to take multiple services over the same interconnect
link
• BTW is developing a resilient MSIL option to provide resilient MSIL pairs
at Metro-node sites – provided via separate Ethernet Edge Aggregators –
due by March 2010
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
BTW Partial Private Circuits (PPCs)
2Mbit/s (and above)
• BT Wholesale’s strategy for 2Mbit/s (and above) PPCs is to retain its
existing 2Mbit/s (and above) 20C PPC products, with 21CN components
replacing obsolete 20C network components over time
• PPC portfolio retains its existing framework i.e. Points of Handover
(POH) and will continue to use native TDM (SDH) technology.
• Initial technical trial towards the end of BT’s financial year 2009/10.
- Proving that the change out of the core network components is seamless
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
BTW Partial Private Circuits (PPCs)
Sub 2Mbit/s PPCs
• Sub-2Mbit/s TDM portfolio infrastructure strategy was evaluated as part
of a separate feasibility study.
• Two options were investigated:
1) Extending the life of the current 20C DPCN beyond the current stated
closure date of 2014;
2) 21CN delivered options requiring the use of a sub 2Mbit/s NTE in
conjunction with a 2Mbit/s circuit.
• The chosen option is to maintain the sub 2Mbit/s PPCs on
the DPCN until 2018 – formally endorsed
21CN Deployment Strategy Plan (DSP) – product overview
updates
ISDN Strategy
• BT is developing an ISDN like-for-like service to be deployed in line with
the roll out of WLR services on 21CN
• Plans to test Huawei ISDN equipment in Northern Ireland and Fujitsu
ISDN equipment in South Wales
• BT own-use ISDN30 trials have started – very early stages
• CPs have been able to make use of the Swansea test facility from
October 2009 and/or, if suitably located, one of the BT own-use sites for
the voluntary trialling at an appropriate date
• Delivery plans are currently under review
Key Consult21 engagement activities
- including interconnect arrangements for Voice over Next
Generation Access (VoNGA)
- recap/reminder of the next phase of voice migrations to
21CN, known as Pathfinder Volume POTS.
Becky Hewlett
BTW Consult21
work stream lead
Consult21 headlines - latest news
• Has
been a quarter of consolidation
• VoNGA Interconnect
node implications discussions
taking place
• Industry discussions on timings of Pathfinder
Volume POTS and network upgrades will continue
via IMWG (as per DSP section – under review)
• TDM experts’ group
• IMWG experts’ groups – IMWG ISDN
• Pathfinder progress audios continue (every Thursday)
• New IMWG experts’ group looking at the remigration
of groomed/regressed lines during Pathfinder 1
VoNGA interconnect
VoNGA interconnect consultation
• The
TDM interconnect nodes that will be available for calls
originating from VoNGA lines
• How migration from TDM to IP Interconnect for IP-IP calls could
take place
Initially all interconnect will be TDM
• Only
use TDM nodes where IP interconnect will be available
• Use a sub-set of the 27+2 nodes where there is CP Interconnect
and there are NGSs
• 2 Interconnect Nodes for launch, moving up to 7 Interconnect
Nodes as volumes grow
High level VoNGA design overview
OSS
CSAM
EMP
CSAM
CP
Openreach
Equivalence
Management
Platform
ebXMLInterface
BTOpenreach
FLOW
FENS
BT
Voice
Provisioning and
Network
Management
Systems
Interconnect
NICC
Standards
BT PSTN- Technical Characteristics
of the Single Analogue Line Interface (SIN 351)
Call server
BT
PSTN
ATA
ONT
ATA
FTTP
OLT
Voice
Voice
Virtual
Virtual
Private
Private
Network
Network
ISUP
Customer Site
NICC Standardshttp://www.niccstandards.org.uk/publications/index.cfm
SIN Standards http://www.sinet.bt.com
/
Transport:
ND1701
ND1704
Media
Gateway
Media
Gateway
Controller
ISUP = ISDN User part
Signalling:
ND1001
ND1003
ND1004
ND1005
ND1006
ND1007
ND1009
CP
CP
PSTN
(TDM
)
VoNGA interconnect
Efficient interconnect
• Least
cost option for CPs - pick up calls originating on VoNGA lines at
the parent TDM Interconnect Nodes - CPS, IA, NTS and OA calls
• Possible to pick up the calls from other TDM Interconnect Nodes but it
will cost more
Provisional consultation timetable
•Consultation document published by 31 January 2010
•BT publishes Summary of Responses February/March 2010
•BT publishes Conclusions by 31 March 2010
Consult21 headlines – recap/reminder of Pathfinder Volume
POTS (PFVP)
• Seven
exchanges in Cardiff (inc Bridgend and Pontypridd)
• June/July 2010 to December 2010/January 2011
• POTS customers only
• Up to 275k lines
• Network upgrades on the Call Servers & CMSANs will be
completed
• Faster rate of migration
• complete exchange per night - approx 4 weeks apart
Information is subject to confirmation
WBC over fibre update
Wholesale Ethernet update
Felicity Webster
BTW, Industry Consultation
Working together on portfolio evolution
WBC over Fibre - product launched
•
Launched on 20/01/10
•
Engineering visit install with a face plate & VDSL modem introduced
•
Accelerated roll-out , 40% coverage by 2012
•
From 15Mbit/s to 40Mbit/s downstream product
•
2Mbit/s & 10Mbit/s upstream options
•
Vanilla offering at launch (throughput & upstream)
•
Part of the WBC product family
•
Roll-out
– Information about a total of 102 exchanges has now been published (phase 1, 2
(Jan/Feb 2010 ) & 3 (April/May2010)
– A further ~61 exchanges is expected in phase 4 (Sept 2010)
– Openreach Communication’s plan has now been published
Working together on portfolio evolution
WBC over Fibre – planned coverage
0.5 million premises passed
Phase 1 & 2 – Spring 2010
1.5 million premises passed
Phase 2 & 3 – Summer 2010
4 million premises passed
Phase 3 & 4 – End 2010
10 million premises passed
(FTTC & FTTP)– Mid 2012
Working together on portfolio evolution
WBC over Fibre – further information
• Product documentation is available via the BTW website:
http://www.btwholesale.com/pages/static/Products/Broadband/
Wholesale_Broadband_Connect_WBC/WBC_FTTC.html
– Product Handbook
– Customer Service Plan
– Terms & Conditions
• Pricing information is also available via the BTW website:
http://www.btwholesale.com/pages/static/service_and_support/
service_support_hub/online_pricing_hub/SPPL_Page/Ofcom_N
otifications.html
Working together on portfolio evolution
Wholesale Ethernet – update on customer engagement
• Held the first BTW Wholesale Ethernet Forum on 1st December
2009
– Objectives were to:
• Review the product roadmap and agree the priorities of new
features/functionality
• Share plans for enhancements to provision and repair
processes/journeys
• Explore how we can work more collaboratively with our customers as
part of the overall C2M programme
• Copies of the material shared and output from the session is
available via:
http://www.btwholesale.com/pages/static/Community/Wholesal
e_Futures/Wholesale_Ethernet.html
Working together on portfolio evolution
Customer workshop – key themes/actions
• Update briefing held on 13th Jan to advise how BTW have/are
taking steps to:
– Reduce the conflict between KCIs issued by BTW
– Ensuring that when customers contact BTW they have access to a
person who can help quickly and get things right first time
– Improve job control processes
• Arrange a follow-up workshop with interested CPs to properly
evaluate the technical solution for a 10Gb Etherway option
– Planned for 13th Jan but now re-arranged for 2nd Feb due to the
adverse weather
• Arrange a follow-up workshop to conduct a ‘walkthrough’ of the
usability changes that BTW is planning for the e.Co Plus portal
– Being held this morning (22nd Jan)
• Next review forum is being held via a webinar on 15th February
2010
Working together on portfolio evolution
Useful information & how to get engaged
More information?
then contact [email protected]
Or visit these sites
The Consult21 website:
www.btwholesale.com/consult21
The independent public information
website covering the process of migration:
http://www.switchedonuk.org
For general information about BT’s 21CN
programme go to: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/
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webcalls please email:[email protected]
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