IP Transit Product Convergence
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1. Introduction
We've successfully completed the second phase of aligning the Lumen EMEA and Colt product and solution portfolios. This convergence brings you the best of both worlds, combining strengths from each portfolio to deliver a more streamined experience.
In support of this effort, we are launching the Colt IP Transit product. All Lumen EMEA HSIP customers will transition onto Colt IP Transit.
IP Transit is a service that allows your network to access the global internet through a high-performance, dedicated connection. IP Transit provides full routing table access and the ability to announce your own IP prefixes.
The convergence of this product enhances the reliability, security and performance of your services.
2. What does this mean for you?
What is different about the converged IP Transit product?
There are a couple of changes in service features - the biggest one being the product name. For billing options name changes please see the below table. Important highlights are that new services outside EMEA would be provided on AS8220 as a standard solution. For more details, please contact your account team.
| Flat-rate | Flat-rate |
| CDR | UBB (Usage Based Billing) |
| Billing arrangement | Aggregate Committed Data Rate (Aggregate UBB) |
Will the commercial model change?
There are no differences in the commercial model compared to Lumen EMEA. Your account team will remain available to support with any changes to your service that you are unable to manage through the self-serve functionality in the portals.
3. Product features
| Colt IP Transit | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | EMEA | AS3356 |
| US | AS8220 | |
| Asia | AS8820 | |
| Port Options & Access | Port options | 10Gbps - 400Gbps* |
| Link aggregation options | LAGs (Nx10G, Nx100G, Nx400G)* | |
| Access options | Wavelengths, Cross Connects, Ethernet, DF | |
| Features | Managed Router | No |
| Resilience options | Link diversity | |
| Routing | Static, BGP | |
| IP Address options | IPv4 / IPv6 / Dual Stack | |
| Other features | BGP Communities / options, RPK | |
| Billing options | Flat-rate | Yes |
| UBB (Usage Based Billing) | Yes | |
| Aggregate Committed Data Rate (Aggregate UBB) | Yes | |
4. Mapping to a converged product
The below shows how Lumen services will be mapped to Colt services, which will be shown on the invoice.
HSIP Services
IP Transit services
HSIP Wavelength
Wavelength Access
HSIP Ethernet
Ethernet Access
HSIP Cross Connect
Cross Connect
Footprint
Colt offers IP Transit services across Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America across AS3356 and AS8220.
Bandwidth
The main services interfaces are listed below. Colt can now offer Fibre Channel services up to the 32Gb bandwidth level including those waves on the former Lumen EMEA network.
There are more interfaces and bandwidth levels supported on a solution basis - in case of any specific requirement, please contact your Colt account manager.
| EMEA | 10Gb | AS3356 |
| 100Gb | ||
| 400Gb | ||
| North America | 10Gb | AS8220 |
| 100Gb | ||
| Asia Pacific | 10Gb | AS8220 |
| 100Gb |
Wave service monitoring
Proactive monitoring/notification was offered as an optional service to Lumen EMEA Wavelength customers. For customers who have this optional service, it will continue following your migration to the Colt converged wave service.
For newly delivered converged Wave products, proactive monitoring and notification is a feature that will be available as standard for all new wave services.
5. Additional resources
Colt Online is the self-service, one stop customer portal (Lumen EMEA Control Center equivalent) to manage your services once you have either purchased a converged product or have been fully migrated to the Colt systems. There is extensive Colt Online help with FAQs, tutorials and supporting videos.