Wave / Private Wave

Move large volumes while delegating optical transmission.

Wave provides managed optical channels; Private Wave uses customer-dedicated infrastructure. For large flows, compare interfaces, growth and protection.

Maximum capacity, latency and diversity depend on the route, interfaces, protection and coverage.

Let’s talk
Racks and optical fibre in a data centre setting.

How it works

Obtain optical transport with a defined operational boundary.

Customer interface A
Managed optical transport
Optical channel
Customer interface B

Optical transport, not IP routing

The service transports the signal between agreed interfaces over managed optical infrastructure. Private Wave supports a dedicated optical architecture with a defined management scope.

The customer retains responsibilities for connected equipment and services. Specify interface format, protocols and handover rather than treating a wavelength as a routed WAN.

Customer interface A
Managed optical transport
Alarms and performance
Customer interface B

Separate client and line sides

An alarm can originate on the client interface or transport. Record errors, power and availability at agreed test points before assigning cause.

For storage or replication, validate protocol and application requirements too. Active transport does not prove servers can sustain the load.

Customer interface A
Managed optical transport
Contracted protection
Customer interface B

Protection with a defined scope

Colt lists path and equipment protection options. The offer must identify the option, covered points and restoration behaviour.

Agree failure and maintenance tests with sufficient alternative capacity. Protecting a wavelength does not eliminate shared power or customer-endpoint dependencies.

Illustrative case: from situation to decision

Situation
Several flows between centres need to grow under one optical operation.
Option
Compare Wave channels with a dedicated Private Wave platform according to topology and growth.
Check
Specify what is dedicated, what Colt manages and how contracted protection is tested.

Wave and Private Wave have different scopes; route, protection, equipment and encryption are variant-specific.

Decisions for your project

Interface and protocol
Ports, optics, signal format and transported service.
Managed scope
Wave or Private Wave, equipment, monitoring and responsibilities.
Protection
Route, redundant equipment, recovery behaviour and tests.

From design to operation

Validate interfaces and route, test transmission and customer service, and document protection and demarcation.

Complements, alternatives and variants

Product sources

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