Satellite operators demand reliable access to quality image products from their missions to serve high-value customers. Using the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link, Northern Lights GP can provide you with industry-leading transport solutions, along with seamless delivery for transporting the highest quality imagery products.
The network serving satellite customers is a 48-fibre strand system, powered by the Ciena Packet Optical transport platform. This platform provides advanced Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) modulation and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) capabilities and supports a broad range of customer interfaces. Each of the MVFL’s 48 fibre strands can carry 88 wavelengths where each wavelength has the potential capacity of 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps).
Standard bandwidth is available at 100 Mbps up to 10 Gbps with 1, 3, or 5 year terms. Specific bandwidth outside of the standard range can be accommodated at the customer’s request and is dependent on the network’s capacity.
Customer Interface Options
- Ethernet (MEF 6.1 Ethernet Service Definition)
- Optical Transport Network (OTN Reference ITU-T G 709)
- T-Carrier
- SONET
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
The System Availability target is set at 99.8% which includes the electronics, outside plant, and the fibre cable.