Tonga Cable Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System by
Tonga Cable Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System by Laupoini Manu
Presentation Overview v. Tonga Cable Limited background v. Market Positioning v. Tonga-Fiji Route v. Optical Infrastructure v. Backup and Redundancy v. Southern Cross Cable Network v. IP Transit Network v. TCL Services Offered
Tonga Cable Limited �Public Enterprise �Wholesaling ISP services to local ISPs and Telecom operators �Tonga Cable project funded by �World Bank �ADB �TCC �Supplier of the system was Alcatel Lucent
v. Market Positioning
Tonga submarine fibre cable �Cable length – 827 kms � 1 fibre pair �System Capacity – 320 Gbps �Initial capacity configured – 20 Gbps �System lifetime – 25 yrs �Wet plant + Dry plant
Submarine fibre optic cable system Fintel Station TCL Station
PLOW Cable Laying ROV
Cable Laying on Seabed
Cable landing in Tonga
Tonga Landing Station
Landing Station equipment Power Feeding Equipment (PFE) SLTE
Landing station backup power
Backup and Redundancy �Terminal Equipment are duplicated in both stations. �Hot Standby �Cold Standby
Tonga Cable – Southern Cross Equipment Interconnected
Southern Cross Cable Network
Southern Cross Cable Network
TCL IP TRANSIT NETWORK
Service Technical Description Service Features �Premium IP Transit �Carrier - Ethernet �IP/MPLS and BGP-4 Routing �IPv 4 �IPv 6 � Layer 2 � Layer 3
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