[AusNOG] Soul DDFM Services

[Tony]

Turns out I was wrong (I'm having a week, where everything I say/do is wrong, so it figures), but I guess that happens when you're taking a stab in the dark using a marketing PDF for reference.

A little birdie (might have been a pidgeon, not sure) gave me the following info (and said it was OK to share it):

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DDFM = EFM E.SHDSL 5.7Mbps bonded upto 8 ULL pairs, also what Powertel offer via their Herratas DSLAMS as Mid-Band_ethernet (i think)

DDFE = 34Mbps/45Mbps SDH mux with a Cisco ONS (i think a 5305, but my memory is failing me) or patton E3 units at the end to present as ethernet. The SDH is typically a telstra based service X163 back to a SPT NAP / aggregation point to plug into the MPLS network. They have a DDF service which replaced the DDFE which is a 155Mbps STM1 based SDH telstra haul to the same Cisco ONS platform.

The voice stuff is all IP, (SIP or H323), so dont think its any diff. With one exception they do/did offer a 2Mbps X163 type data service in voice only mode, to emulate a channelized ISDN type interface, connected at the NAP end to a Cisco 5400 E1 port.
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The only thing I can add is to confirm that PowerTel is bonding multiple ULL with Hatteras boxen. I've seen a 6M ethernet link from PowerTel that is exactly this (2x 3M ULL due to distance from exchange) with a Hatteras NTU.


regards,
Tony

--- On Wed, 11/2/09, McDonald Richards <macca at vocus.com.au> wrote:

> From: McDonald Richards <macca at vocus.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Soul DDFM Services
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Date: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009, 1:48 PM
> > Item "(d)" is listed as "Digital IP over
> Ethernet (DDE)"
> 
> Good to see they're offering that instead of the
> inferior Analogue IP over
> Ethernet!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Tony
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:20 PM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net; David Hooton
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Soul DDFM Services
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> I've got no idea, but in the interest of educating
> myself and trying to
> answer your question I did some searching. This PDF:
> 
> http://www.soulaustralia.com.au/pdf/Souls%20Voice%20Enabling%20Port.pdf
> 
> on page 3 (LHS) has a list of all the access technologies.
> Item "(d)" is
> listed as "Digital IP over Ethernet (DDE)" and
> then there is "(e) Digital IP
> over Fast Ethernet (DDFE)". If you then look at the
> picture immediately
> below it you can see that they have a cloud that says
> "Ethernet leased line"
> and below that the text "DDE/DDFM".
> 
> This makes me wonder if DDFM isn't a typo for DDFE ?
> This is pure
> speculation on my part.
> 
> If you're REALLY curious you could always call someone
> at TPG (I mean Soul)
> and ask them.
> 
> 
> regards,
> Tony.
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 11/2/09, David Hooton
> <david.hooton at platformnetworks.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: David Hooton
> <david.hooton at platformnetworks.net>
> > Subject: [AusNOG] Soul DDFM Services
> > To: "ausnog at ausnog.net"
> <ausnog at ausnog.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009, 8:46 AM
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > If anyone has any information on Soul DDFM services
> (what
> > they are, how they are delivered etc) I would be
> interested
> > in knowing what you know about them.  I've seen
> them pop
> > up a few times recently and haven't been able to
> find
> > much information on them - I've found one
> reference to
> > the product on Soul website but no technical data on
> how
> > it's delivered.
> > 
> > --
> > Kind Regards
> > 
> > David Hooton
> > Managing Director
> > Platform Networks
> > www.platformnetworks.net
> 
>