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FRIACO. OFTEL INTERNET FORUM - 11 December 2000 Geoff Brighton JanWillem van den Bos. FRIACO …… so far. geoff.brighton@oftel.gov.uk. FRIACO The Direction. OFTEL issued the FRIACO Direction on 26 May 2000 Provision of wholesale unmetered call origination from the customer to the DLE
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FRIACO OFTEL INTERNET FORUM - 11 December 2000 Geoff Brighton JanWillem van den Bos
FRIACO…… so far geoff.brighton@oftel.gov.uk
FRIACOThe Direction • OFTEL issued the FRIACO Direction on 26 May 2000 • Provision of wholesale unmetered call origination from the customer to the DLE • FRIACO was available from 1 June 2000
FRIACOSubsequent Developments • BT agreed that IECs ordered for SurfTime could be re-configured for FRIACO • CCITT7 signaling arrangements to use STP configuration to reduce number of signaling links • BT provided all SurfTime IECs on time, but OLOs have only connected to a very few • MCIW and VIATEL have contracted for FRIACO
FRIACO ‘Hybrid’ • Delays to IECs and continued pressure for DMSU interconnect lead to FRIACO ‘Hybrid’ • OFTEL facilitate BT / MCIW discussions • Hybrid allows traffic to be carried from DLE to the DMSU using metered rates • Hybrid flat rate + ppm charge • DLE - DMSU ports not capacity constrained, so special metered supplement if notional capacity exceeded
FRIACOProgress • In practice, no FRIACO-based retail products have been launched (but note AOL) • Partly due to Hybrid still being partly metered • Partly due to uncertainty over longer term • Delay to Technical Experts Report
Technical Experts Report • Existing Internet traffic doubling every 10 months • BT meshed trunk network is unsuitable for handling unmetered growth - has reached scalability limit • Not practical for all OLOs to connect at all DLEs • IP interconnect is best long term, but will take time • Some short term capacity can be made available in trunk network by traffic re-arrangement to DLEs • Medium term, BT should build a new tandem overlay network for ISP traffic
FRIACO IIProposals Consultation Document - www.oftel.gov.uk/competition/tech1100.htm Draft Direction - www.oftel.gov.uk/competition/frdd1100.htm janwillem.vandenbos@oftel.gov.uk
FRIACO IIProposals • Short Term (1 Feb. 2001 - 31 Jan. 2002)Limited trunk capacity and traffic re-arrangement • Medium Term (1 Feb. 2002 - onwards) Unlimited tandem capacity (e.g. by ISP tandem overlay) • Long Term:IP interconnection using BT modems and routers Note: FRIACO at the DLE remains available
BT’s network structure Local X Local X Local X Local X Local X BT Tandem Network Local X Local X Local X FRIACO (‘classic’) FRIACO II Operator ISP
Short Term 1 February 2001 to 31 January 2002 Local DMSU 13,500 2Mbit/s port single tandem ceiling: £17,690 per 2Mbit/s traffic rearrangement, priority to co-located DLEs 1 3 2
Medium Term 1 February 2002 onwards Local ISP tandem No ceiling 1 3 2 Possible problem of stranded assets if traffic moves to IP quickly
Long Term Local ISP tandem modem router 4 1 3 2 IP interface to be agreed
FRIACO IINext Steps • Comments requested on FRIACO II proposals • Implementation of Stage 1 from 1 February 2001 • Co-operation on network reconfiguration essential • Periodically reviewing traffic ceiling • Industry group regarding IP interconnect (Stage 3) • Industry group to address stranded assets issues
FRIACO IIConsultation & Comments • Consultation Document published on 13 November 2000 and Draft Direction published on 25 November 2000 • Comments by 8 December 2000 • Comments on comments by 22 December 2000 • Final Direction to be published during January 2001 • Single tandem FRIACO available from 1 February 2001
EndFRIACO II All OFTEL documents available from the OFTEL web site www.oftel.gov.uk
