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Case Study | Kasenet Oy
Remote Finland Region Deploys Triple Play Services
Sparsely Populated ‘Kaustinen’, a Remote Sub-region of Finland, Builds
Fiber-based Network
The Finnish subregion of Kaustinen comprises seven small
municipalities located in the region of Central Ostrobothnia in
Western Finland.To date, the subregion has been wholly
overlooked by communications service providers on the basis
of its sparse population and, thus, poor market prospects. As a
result, the subregion was faced with the genuine prospect of
being left utterly void of modern data communications
connections. In response, local residents resolved to take the
matter in hand and, in typical Ostrobothnian spirit, were
determined from the start that if the job was to be done, it
was to be done properly.Thus, Finland's first genuine Triple
Play network was established, bringing the Internet, telephone
traffic and television images to remote households and
companies in the Kaustinen subregion via a fiber network.
Partof the Information Society
At the turnof the millennium there were no ADSL
connections available in the subregion of Kaustinen.The area
was deemed as having insufficient market potential, and thus
faced complete exclusion from information society
developments. In addition to its lack of advanced data
communications, the subregion’s prospects for inclusion in
digital television developments were also poor.
The region’s residents took action and decided to build a
multiservice network which would bring modern connections
to the area.The Kaustinen subregion evaluated a number of
alternatives, of which a fiber-based solution proved the most
cost-effective in the long run.The network architect was
networks expert Kari Karvonen of Kasenet Oy.
In comparison to wireless technology for example, fiber
networks offer a more reliable long-term solution.
“Wireless networks quickly reach operating capacity. File
sharing and peer-to-peer network programs, for instance,
rapidly overload wireless systems, which means network IP
calls, not to mention high quality TV images, can no longer be
effectively transmitted. With networks built using optical cables
this is simply not a problem.”
The Kaustinen fiber network effectively delivers services to
the subregion’s sparsely inhabited areas, keeping the area in
close step with – or even leading the way in – developments
in technology.
Community Backing
In order to realizethe vision of bringing advanced connections
to the region, it was essential to get the local residents and
village communities behind the idea.The project organizers
toured the subregion gaining support for the project.
“Village meetings were held to discuss the fiber network
project. At the meetings it was decided whether fast Internet
connections should be brought to the village and to what
degree households were prepared to invest in the
connections. Attitudes towards the project were extremely
positive, and households really pulled together and became
active participants in the project,” says Karvonen.
The costs of the project were shared between the
municipalities, private households, the state and the EU.The
costs were distributed roughly equally between the parties, so
that around one third of the total cost is paid byprivate
households.The total cost per household is around 2,500 -
3,000 euros, of which each individual household pays around
1,000 euros. In addition, household customers pay 50 euros as
afixed monthly user fee.
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Case Study | Kasenet Oy
“We settled on optical fiber because our vision was to
build a network that would also be capable enough to
meet our demands well into the future.The network had
to be able to deliver to its villages network customers not
only the services which are currently available on the
network, but also services which are only just now
breaking through onto the market,” says Karvonen.
The use of fiber technology in connecting broadband to
private homes is still relatively rare in Finland in comparison to
Sweden and Norway, where some 5-10 percent of homes are
fiber-connected. Of Finland's 2.4 million households, only
about 1,000 are connected to fiber.The Kaustinen subregion is
ashowcase example of how homes can be permanently
linked to the information society infrastructure via fiber
connections.
As Teemu Paussu, Country Manager for Allied Telesis Finland,
points out, the Fiber-To-The-Home solution is a far-reaching
investment in the information society as well as a wise
property investment.
“In Sweden it has been estimated that fiber connection raises
house prices by up to tens of thousands of euros because the
market value of the area itself is increased. Single-mode fiber
networks easilyprovide a good 30 yearsor so of operating
capacity,” says Paussu.
Finland's First Genuine Triple Play Network
The Kaustinen subregional network is the first genuine Triple
Play network in Finland in which home connections have
been implemented using fiber technology. For a fixed price
and via a single connection, customersreceiveafast Internet
connection,VoIP data calls and television.
Athree-tiered solution was ultimately chosen for the
network architecture. A Gigabit-speed MPLS Ethernet
network provides the backbone for the network.
The backbone has a Gigabit connection via
optical fiber to the network’s village nodes.
Homes are in turnconnected to the
village node via which each household
customer is equipped with a
100Mbps Ethernet connection.
The network project was put out to competitive tendering
and the offerings of the competing manufacturers were
closely evaluated.
“Allied Telesis met all the demands of the invitation to tender
and offered the best price-quality ratio.The connections from
the backbone to the users are implemented with Allied Telesis
technology, and the household-installed Triple Play compatible
media gateway and router units are also manufactured by the
company.The reliability of the company’s technology has
impressed all concerned: there have been no fault situations
caused by Allied Telesis' equipment,” says Karvonen. Finnish IT
companies Pohjanmaan Tietorakennus Oy, Datahaitekki and
Kasenet Oy, the latter of which was established as the
network operator, were also involved in the planning and
building of the network.
The Kaustinen subregional networkproject also meshed
closely with the corporate philosophy of Allied Telesis.
“The core concept of Allied Telesis’ philosophy is to offer cost-
efficient and high quality IP-based solutions which are durable
enough to meet the user’s needs well into the future. In this
respect, the needs of the Kaustinen subregional network and
the solution offered byAllied Telesis were very closely
aligned,”says T
eemu Paussu of Allied Telesis.
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Allied Telesis integrated Multiservice Access Platform (iMAP) Family
Capacity Enough for all Media Services
In addition to providing connection to the Internet, the
Kaustinen network enables its users to watch television via
broadband and make low-cost IP calls.The system currently
includes 600 telephones.
“Calls are made byprivate households, companies and
municipalities.The telephones work in the same way as
traditional fixed line phones, with the marked difference that
calls made within the regional network are free,” says
Karvonen.
Networkcustomers can also watch Finnish digital TV channels
through the network.TV pictures are transmitted on the
network by multicasting.The network customers have also
produced their own local TV programmes and broadcasts,
further boosting the community nature of the network.
The Allied Telesis system enables the provision of efficient data
transfer and diverse services to the network customers. In the
future, high-definition television images will also be
transmittable via the same network.
“Tests have been successfully run on the Kaustinen
subregion network at full 1080i resolution.The
highest resolution HDTV images were
transmitted over the optical fiber network
in the same way as traditional data,”
Karvonen continues.
The Triple Play network is even more diverse than the name
would suggest: multicasting technology opens up a versatile
range of video-conferencing and distance learning possibilities.
The network is also used for remote monitoring and
transmitting surveillance camera images.
“For example, remote monitoring of the biogas plant in the
village of Meriläinen has been implemented via optical cable
and the fast connection can also be used for the remote
monitoring of pig-houses.This saves a great deal of work
where travelling distances are considerable,” says Kari
Karvonen.
According to village representative and key organiser of the
network Iiris Jurvansuu, the Kaustinen subregional network has
enabled centralised provision of administrativeservices to
local residents and enabled teleworking via the network.
“The subregion’s residents are increasingly able to access the
services they need through the network.The network also
means people from outside the subregion can workhere
from their second home or summer cottage.”
Jurvansuu also emphasises the effects on the
community of the far-reaching project.
“The single most visible impact has probably
been the fact that young people are heavily
involved in building and using the village
networks.The data network has
become a community project and
is also establishing links and
contacts around the world.”
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Allied Telesis intelligent Multiservice Gateway (iMG) 600 Series
Future Plans
Over the next few years the Triple Play network will be
extended and its service spectrum expanded.
“Today the network includes more than 200 households and
around 30-100 new households are connected to the
network each year.The goal is to bring optical cable within
reach of every household in the subregion,” says Karvonen.
Integrating the region’s smaller networks is also a key target
for the future,a move aimed at promoting the establishment
of strong local actors in the subregion.
“Our goal is also to develop the network as an Open Access
network to which teleoperators can offer their services. By
cooperating with other networks in the region we can also
raise our subregion’sprofile on the market. Ultimately,
Ostrobothnia’s various networks will merge as a single
uniform network, – one which is attractive to service
providers.”
In village representative Iiris Jurvansuu’s view, the key
objectives of the Kaustinen subregion’s network project –
safeguarding the vitality of the region and bringing modern
information technology to the area – have been well met.
“Building our information society has become a common goal
as a result of the project. By taking direct action themselves,
even small residential areas can stay firmly at the forefront of
development and, in some cases, even lead the field.”
Technology
In the Kaustinen network connections between the backbone
network and the end customers are managed using Allied
Telesis technology. Allied Telesis’ 8500 series switches serve as
the local switches of the networkand its AT-MC103XL
products serveas the media convertersfor the single-mode
fiber connections. Allied Telesis’ AT-RG613 Residential Gateway
units serve as the household-based broadband media gateway
and router units for the delivery of Triple Play services.
8500 Series
The 8500 series is targeted towards cost-effective
aggregation in the wiring closet.
With the LAN aggregation and core layers’ successful
migration to Gigabit Ethernet, many network administrators
demand easy to manage, cost-effective and more intelligent
switches at the LAN edge. Layer 2+ switches are
purposefully designed to address such requirements. Layer
2+ switches offer the best compromise between features,
performance and value.This family of switches has more
intelligence than the simple Layer 2 switches and yet are
more cost-effective than the Layer 3 switches.
Features:
•Managed Fast Ethernet Switches with Enhanced Security
and Layer 2-4 Intelligence
AT-MC103XL
These popular standalone media converters convert
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet copper to a
choice of fiber.
Features:
•100TX to 100FX (SC multi-mode), 2km
A
T
-RG613
Full-featured, broadband IP Triple Play multiservice gateway
customer premise equipment. An ideal choice for Fiber-To-
The-Home (FTTH) deployments.
Features:
•WAN: 10/100TX or SH/LH/BD x 1 port
•LAN: 10/100TX x 3 ports
•Telephony: FXS x 2 ports
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KEY PRODUCTS
The Future of the Network
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