Russian Oil Giant Chooses RAD’s SDH Equipment for Network in Moscow
Oil Company Taps into Communications Pipeline

Sviaztransneft owns and operates the Russian oil pipeline system, which extends across both continents of this vast country. It is currently expanding its operations to deliver communications traffic in addition to oil, and is capitalizing on its existing distribution channels to lay dark fiber throughout Moscow.

Single-Vendor Solution
Sviaztransneft looked for a single vendor to build out the SDH backbone to ensure interoperability among all aspects of the network and provide a single point
of contact for all issues related to the network infrastructure. RAD won the tender, in which all major SDH vendors
participated. “RAD’s solution was the most cost-effective,” says Igor A.Tsaniov, Chief Engineer at Sviaztransneft. Deployed in two phases thus far, the SDH network consists of five STM-1 rings equipped with RAD’s R-STM-1E™ add-drop multiplexers, and five STM-4 rings, in which RAD integrated add-drop multiplexers from another vendor to provide a turnkey solution. An element manager application monitors and controls the entire network.

Smooth Installation of SDH Network
Prior to installation, RAD pre-configured the project in its laboratories according to specifications received from the customer, including information such as clock sources and the number of E1 lines required at each node. The pre-configuration enabled very fast installation in the field by RAD and its distributor, TeleInCom PQ (TIC).

Once the backbone is complete, RAD will also participate in the tender to supply the access network, RAD’s area of expertise. RAD has recently provided access to the SDH networks of alternative carrier BaneTele in Norway and METROREX railway in Romania.