Common use of Network Design and Management Clause in Contracts

Network Design and Management. A. The parties agree to work cooperatively to install and maintain reliable interconnected telecommunications networks, including but not limited to, maintenance contact numbers and escalation procedures. BellSouth agrees to B. The interconnection of all networks will be based upon accepted industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. C. The parties will work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles by invoking appropriate network management controls to alleviate or prevent network congestion. 1. Network Congestion - When BellSouth notifies carrier that capacity issues at any BellSouth tandem, including but not limited to port capacity and processing capacity, require Carrier to add interconnection facilities to additional BellSouth tandems or to BellSouth end offices, the Parties agree to joint planning sessions through which the Parties will develop mutually acceptable plan(s) to alleviate such tandem capacity problems. Such mutually agreed to plans may include BellSouth providing the necessary transport facilities past the tandem for Carrier to provide Type 2B interconnection and waving the charges for such facilities from the tandem to the end office provided however that Xxxxxxx agrees to compensate Bellsouth for the necessary interconnections facilities to the POI.

Network Design and Management. A. The parties agree to work cooperatively to install and maintain reliable interconnected telecommunications networks, including but not limited to, maintenance contact numbers and escalation procedures. BellSouth XxxxXxxxx agrees to B. The interconnection of all networks will be based upon accepted industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. C. The parties will work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles by invoking appropriate network management controls to alleviate or prevent network congestion. 1. Network Congestion - When BellSouth notifies carrier that capacity issues at any BellSouth tandem, including but not limited to port capacity and processing capacity, require Carrier to add interconnection facilities to additional BellSouth tandems or to BellSouth end offices, the Parties agree to joint planning sessions through which the Parties will develop mutually acceptable plan(s) to alleviate such tandem capacity problems. Such mutually agreed to plans may include BellSouth providing the necessary transport facilities past the tandem for Carrier to provide Type 2B interconnection and waving the charges for such facilities from the tandem to the end office provided however that Xxxxxxx agrees to compensate Bellsouth for the necessary interconnections facilities to the POI.

Network Design and Management. A. The parties agree to work cooperatively to install and maintain reliable interconnected telecommunications networks, including but not limited to, maintenance contact numbers and escalation procedures. BellSouth agrees to B. The interconnection of all networks will be based upon accepted industry/national guidelines for transmission standards and traffic blocking criteria. C. The parties will work cooperatively to apply sound network management principles by invoking appropriate network management controls to alleviate or prevent network congestion. 1. Network Congestion - When BellSouth notifies carrier that capacity issues at any BellSouth tandem, including but not limited to port capacity and processing capacity, require Carrier to add interconnection facilities to additional BellSouth tandems or to BellSouth end offices, the Parties agree to joint planning sessions through which the Parties will develop mutually acceptable plan(s) to alleviate such tandem capacity problems. Such mutually agreed to plans may include BellSouth providing the necessary transport facilities past the tandem for Carrier to provide Type 2B interconnection and waving the charges for such facilities from the tandem to the end office provided however that Xxxxxxx Carrier agrees to compensate Bellsouth for the necessary interconnections facilities to the POI.