Common Area Splitter Collocation provides the infrastructure for the joint and simultaneous use of different bandwidths of one local loop by multiple Local Exchange Carriers (LEC) by placing Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitters outside of your collocation space near your Digital Service Level 0 (DS0) termination points. Qwest will be responsible for installing the POTS splitter shelves. CLECs with physical caged or cageless Collocation will have the option to maintain their POTS splitter cards or have Qwest perform this maintenance function.
Products that utilize Common Area Splitter Collocation are:
Line Sharing /Shared Loop, Line Splitting, and Loop Splitting allow two telecommunications providers to simultaneously provide voice and data over a single facility.
By separating the POTS line frequencies into a voice channel and an advanced service channel, a line can carry both voice and advanced services traffic simultaneously. (In Line Splitting and Loop Splitting - Qwest is not the voice provider)
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Common Area Splitter Collocation is available where facilities exist throughout Qwest's 14-state local service territory.
Terms and conditions are included in your Interconnection Agreement, if these terms differ from those set forth in this web page, then the terms of your Interconnection Agreement may prevail. You may elect to maintain your POTS splitter cards after amending your existing Interconnection Agreement to include the terms and conditions for POTS splitter card maintenance. If you elect to perform the splitter card maintenance this election will be for all of your Common Area Splitter Collocation sites in Qwest's 14 state operating territory.
Information regarding Collocation terms and conditions are located in the Terms and Conditions section of Collocation - General Information.
POTS splitters are placed in a Qwest Wire Center.
The infrastructure, or splitter equipment, that is required in the Qwest Wire Center, to provide Line Sharing, Line Splitting or Loop Splitting will be constructed utilizing a product and process called "Splitter Collocation". If Common Area Splitter Collocation is requested, it must be ordered and constructed before Line Sharing, Line Splitting or Loop Splitting requests. These are ordered following the Local Service Ordering Guidelines(LSOG) .
The splitters do not require external power to work, and the passive POTS splitter supports such lifeline services as 911, in the event of a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) power loss.
The POTS splitters must meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements and Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) Level 1 Safety standards.
If you elect to have POTS splitters installed in Qwest Wire Centers, via Common Area Splitter Collocation, the POTS splitters will be installed in one of the following locations:
Under the first two options (relay rack or ICDF) the POTS splitter will be appropriately hard-wired or pre-wired.
You either may purchase POTS splitters or have Qwest purchase the POTS splitters on your behalf.
If you purchase the POTS splitters:
If Qwest purchases the POTS splitters:
Qwest may install the POTS splitter shelves of different CLECs in a single relay rack (bay) or frame.
You have the option to maintain the POTS splitter cards or have Qwest perform this function.
Qwest's Technical Publications with specific reference to collocation are located in the Technical Publications section of Collocation - General Information.
Collocation rate elements are located in the Pricing section of Collocation - General Information.
Common Area Splitter Collocation charges are based on the information provided on your Collocation Application and the work to be performed. Additional charges unique to Common Area Splitter Collocation are:
Recurring charges are comprised of the following rate elements:
Nonrecurring charges are comprised of the following rate elements:
Wholesale rates for this product or service, including tariff references and any applicable discounts, are provided in your current Interconnection, Resale, Commercial or other governing agreement.
Tariffs, regulations and policies are located in the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
Optional Features are located in the Optional Features section of Collocation - General Information.
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Qwest Common Area Splitter Collocation allows you to Interconnect with Qwest's network.
If you are a new CLEC and are ready to do business with Qwest, view Getting Started as a Facility-Based CLEC. If you are an existing CLEC wishing to amend your Interconnection Agreement or New Customer Questionnaire, additional information is located in the Interconnection Agreement.
General pre-ordering activities are described in the Pre-Ordering section of Collocation - General Information. If you elect to perform POTS splitter card maintenance you will be required to notify your Service Manager.
General ordering activities are described in the Ordering section of Collocation - General Information.
If you elect to maintain your POTS splitter cards you must indicate this in the notes section of the New/Change/Augment application. If not indicated otherwise, Qwest will be responsible for all maintenance of the splitter cards.
The ability to request Collocation - Synchronization Testing Overview is also available with Common Area Splitter Collocation
Submit a New/ Change/Augment Application form to order Common Area Splitter Collocation at a particular Qwest Central Office (CO). The form is located in the Applications and APOT forms table in the Collocation - General Information.
Information on how to cancel a Common Area Splitter Collocation order already in progress is located in the Collocation - Cancellation Overview process. Collocation application forms can be found under Applications and APOT forms table in the Collocation - General Information.
Information on how to decommission a completed Common Area Splitter Collocation site is in the Collocation - Decommissioning Overview process. Collocation application forms can be found under Applications and APOT forms table in the Collocation - General Information
Application and APOT(s) forms specific to Common Area Splitter Collocation can be found under Applications and APOT forms table in the Collocation - General Information.
General provisioning and installation activities are described in the Provisioning and Installation section of Collocation - General Information.
Billing
General billing information activities are described in the Billing section of Collocation - General Information.General maintenance and repair activities are described in the Maintenance and Repair section of Collocation - General Information.
Qwest will maintain and repair the splitter shelf assembly. You will have the option to perform maintenance and repair of the POTS splitter cards.
CLEC Maintenance of POTS splitter cards
If you elect to maintain the POTS splitter cards you will be permitted physical access to the common area splitter shelve(s). This maintenance option will only be available where the CLEC has unescorted access to the Qwest Wire Center and is not available for Virtual Collocation Common Area Splitters.
You must clearly label all splitter shelves with:
"CLEC Maintained Splitter (name of CLEC) is responsible for Splitter Card Maintenance".
You will be responsible to troubleshoot, repair and replace, if necessary, the POTS splitter cards. You will also be responsible to supply and inventory spare POTS splitter cards.
You will be responsible to add cards, as necessary, to provision un-carded splitter shelf slots. If you elect to maintain the splitter cards this election will be for all of your Collocation sites in Qwest's 14 state operating territory.
Qwest Maintenance of POTS Splitter Cards:
Qwest will perform maintenance on your Common Area Splitter Cards, at your expense.
You will not be allowed to remove or replace Common Area Splitters Cards. You will only be allowed physical access for the purpose of trouble shooting and assisting in the isolation of reported troubles to the splitter cards or to add additional capacity to an existing shelf.
If you identify trouble with your Common Area Splitter Collocation or need cooperative testing, contact the Qwest Wholesale Repair Center at 1-800-223-7881.
CLECs with a Virtual or Common Area Splitter Collocation site may request to have a circuit card(s) added or upgraded.
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Last Update: May 1, 2009
