Link metro
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Link-Metro.jpg)
link metro
Description
link metro
Key Value Proposition
1
Sewer and waste water implementation offers a different and lower risk profile to service availability of the link.
2
Quicker implementation times.
3
Higher reliability links.
4
Upfront price breaks provided with a long term volume commitment drive operational costs down.
5
Bandwidth limited only by the physical characteristics of optical fibre and distance.
6
Includes the Inside Plant infrastructure up to the ODF.
link metro
Technical Parameters
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mask-group.png)
Demarcation
Demarcated by the Inside Plant Fibre Distribution Point (FDP) terminated at each end of the Link.
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mask-group-1.png)
Client Interface
Fibre splice / Connector specification: as defined by the Customer (Default: LC or SC PC.APC)
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mask-group-3.png)
Specification
ITU-T G.652.D or G657a2
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mask-group-4.png)
Monitoring
Fibre cable will be monitored across the Link Africa Core Network and any connected Access Ring. Isolated Island networks may not be monitored
![](https://www.linkafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mask-group-5.png)
Service Naming
Link A-B xxxx where ‘A’ and ‘B’ are the codes of each end of the link and xxx is a numeric code.