Layer 1 Access Products
Layer 1 products are the physical layer of a network. Within a telecommunications fixed access network this can include copper and fibre cables and co-location space inside exchanges and cabinets.
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Our Layer 1 Access Products
| Product | Product Description | Agreement | Status |
| Direct Fibre Access (DFA) | Provides access to dark fibre. It connects a service provider's customer to their equipment in the exchange. | CFH/UFB | Available |
| Voluntary Direct Fibre Access (VDFA) | This is a variant of DFA available in other LFC areas | Commercial | Available |
| Bandwidth Fibre Access (BFAS) | Allows access to grey fibre. It includes the choice of three data trasfer speeds and an electrical interface. | Commercial | Available |
| Jumpering Service | Can be ordered with DFAS, BFAS and ICABS to deliver a point to point data solution | Commercial | Planned |
| Trenching | Service providers will be able to request a trench dug to deliver a fibre-based service into a building (for non-CFH installs) | Commercial | Planned |
| Unbundled Copper Low Frequency Service (UCLF) | This service will be available with BUBA, WVS, EUBA to provide a voice service. | MED STD | Planned |
| Sub Loop Extension Service (SLES) | Provides a copper connection between the local exchange and a roadside cabinet. | Commercial | Available |
| Unbundled Copper Local Loop (UCLL) | Is the metalllic path facility (MPF or copper pair) that goes from a customer's home or business to the main distribution frame in the local exchange. | MED STD | Available |
| Sub Loop UCLL | Is the metalllic path facility (MPF or copper pair) that goes from a customer's home or business to the distribution frame in the roadside cabinet. | MED STD | Available |
| Tie Cable Service |
Fibre |
CFH |
Available |
| Sub Loop UCLL - multiple copper tie cables from unbundled cabinet to a service provider's pedestal. Only available with Sub Loop UCLL. | Commercial | Available | |
| UCLL - multiple pair copper tie cables from unbundled exchange to a service provider's POP - only availabe with UCLL and UCLF | Commercial | Available | |
| Layer 1 Backhaul products | |||
| Intra Candidate Area Backhaul (ICAB) | Allows service providers to extend the fibre access connection to their equipment in another exchange or to connect footprints in two exchanges within the same candidate area. | Commercial | Available |
| UCLL & UCLF Backhaul | The fibre connection between a service provider's UCLL equipment in an exchange and the nearest available point of interconnect. | MED STD | Available now |
| Sub Loop Backhaul | The fibre connection between a service provider's UCLL equipment in a distribution cabinet and the associated local exchange. | MED STD | Available |
| Commercial Backhaul | Similar to UCLL Backhaul but available across a greater geographic area and with less restrictions around how the service can be utilised. | Commercial | Available |