HBOS Business Continuity Solutions

High Bandwidth Optical Service (HBOS) is a dedicated high-speed point-to-point optical access solution that enables data mirroring, storage area network (SAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) interconnectivity within the Metro. Unlike other providers our service offers an option for a virtually ready alternative data center.

Features

High-Speed Connectivity
HBOS utilizes fiber optics combined with Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology to offer high-speed point-to-point connections. Speeds provided ranges from 100 Mbps, 133 Mbps and 200 Mbps up to 10 Gbps.

Dedicated Point-to-Point Connection
Much like any regular leased lines or PLDT’s Diginet service, HBOS offers a dedicated point-to-point connection at much higher speeds using fiber optic and laser light technology.

Scalability
Upgrades or even downgrades are easily implemented. These modifications are done on the fly (software modification).

Offers Speeds in their Native Format
HBOS can readily provide 200 Mbps and other available speeds requirement without the need of any conversion. Offering seamless end-to-end connectivity.

Benefits

Faster and Reliable Links
With fiber optic technology information exchange is assured at the speed of light providing real-time data mirroring.

Highly Secure Connection
Corporate data need not experience threat from any form of external intrusion. HBOS is a dedicated point-to-point connection that guarantees secure and protected data transmission from point A to point B. Its like laying your own optical fiber between your primary and secondary headquarters.

Easy Upgrade from Lower to Higher Bandwidth
Equipped with software configurable system, any required upgrade or downgrade can be done with minimal or no downtime. This assures that mission critical applications are not hampered by any modifications.

Optimum End-to-End Throughput
HBOS offers business friendly and affordable "correct" end to end solution, eliminating network complexity and minimizing points of failure within the network.

FAQs

1. What is HBOS?
   HBOS stands for High Bandwidth Optical Services. As the name implies, it is a broadband and robust service. It is an all-optical network that provides a dedicated high-speed point-to-point connection.
2. What speeds are available?
   It offers several high-speed connections for data mirroring, Storage Area Network (SAN) and LAN interconnections.
   • Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
   • ESCON (200 Mbps)
   • Fiber Channel (133, 266, 531, 1062 Mbps)
   • FICON (1.062 Gbps)
   • Async FOTS (565 Mbps)
   • D1 Video (270M)
   • Gigabit Ethernet (1.25 Gbps)
   • STM 64 (10 Gbps )
3. What is ESCON, FICON, Fiber Channel, etc.?
   ESCON or what is known as Enterprise System Connection is a 200 Mbit/s point-to-point proprietary IBM communication protocol that enables IBM mainframes and enterprise servers to communicate with mass storage devices FICON or Fiber Connectivity is IBM’s successor to ESCON as a protocol for interconnecting mainframes to storage devices at 1.062Gbit/s.

   Fiber Channel, similar to ESCON, being a serial, optical transmission protocol for interconnecting servers to large storage machines. Originally conceived to rival Ethernet in the early 1990’s with bit rates from 133Mbit/s to 1Gbits/s.

   Gigabit Ethernet is a transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area networks (LAN), provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit). It is defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard and is currently being used as the backbone in many enterprise networks.

4. Where do I use such very high bandwidths?
   With the recent demand for DRP or Business Continuity the need for data mirroring becomes inevitable. To do this real-time data replication, it is necessary to employ very high capacity connections like ESCON that is an IBM proprietary protocol for its mainframes.
5. What is the technology enabler of HBOS?
   HBOS runs on the Metro DWDM network of PLDT.
6. What is DWDM?
   DWDM stands for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. It is a transmission technology that puts data from different sources together on an optical fiber, with each signal carried at the same time on its own separate light wavelength.
7. Is HBOS available nationwide?
   As the technology implies, Metro DWDM, it will serve areas like Metro Manila, Metro Davao and Metro Cebu. Initially we will be offering the service in Metro Manila.
8. How long is the provisioning time?
   Regular provisioning time for leased lines apply when within the existing Metro DWDM network. If special build, it would take less than three months including purchase of equipment and installation.