🔗 Point-to-Point (P2P)

Dedicated Private Links for Low-Latency, High-Reliability Transport

Point-to-Point (P2P) provides a dedicated private path between two locations—data centers, campuses, cloud on-ramps, or critical sites.
SolveForce designs P2P at Layer-1/2/3 (Wavelength, Lit Ethernet, Dark Fiber, or microwave) with contracted SLOs, security options (MACsec/IPsec), and NOC telemetry—so you get deterministic performance with audit-grade evidence.

Related building blocks:
💡 Lit Ethernet (EPL/EVPL/E-LAN) → /lit-fiber • 🌑 Dark Fiber → /dark-fiber • 🔀 Wavelength (L1) → /wavelength
📡 Microwave / Fixed Wireless → /fixed-wireless • 🌐 Routing & VPN → /vpn
Catalog: 🌐 Connectivity → /connectivity

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🎯 Outcomes (Why P2P with SolveForce)

• Deterministic performance— fixed latency/jitter and reserved bandwidth for DCI, storage, and real-time apps.
• SLA-backed reliability— engineered routes, diversity options, and documented SLOs.
• Right layer for the job— L1 (waves), L2 (EPL), L3 (routed/IPsec) or microwave where fiber is impractical.
• Security on your terms— MACsec at L2 or IPsec at L3; vault-managed keys and evidence to SIEM.
• Operate with proof— turn-up baselines, continuous monitoring, and carrier escalation via NOC.

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🧭 Scope (What we deliver)

• Layer-1: Wavelength (10/100/400G+); optional ROADM mesh; near-wire-speed, lowest latency. → /wavelength
• Layer-2: EPL (Ethernet Private Line) for transparent L2; jumbo frames/CoS supported. → /lit-fiber
• Layer-1 (DIY): Dark Fiber if you want full optical control. → /dark-fiber
• PTP Microwave/mmWave: rapid deployment or fiber-scarce routes; engineered fade margin. → /fixed-wireless
• Routed/IPsec: P2P over IP with crypto, BGP, and QoS; pairs well with SD-WAN. → /vpn • /sd-wan

Handoffs: 1/10/25/40/100/400 GbE optical (LR/LR4/ER4) or electrical where applicable; QinQ/MTU planning included.

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📐 SLO Guardrails (Typical targets)

Class / Medium	One-way Latency	Jitter Target	Packet Loss (sustained)	Availability*
Metro Wave / Lit EPL (fiber)	≤ 1–3 ms	≤ 0.5–1 ms	< 0.1%	99.95–99.99%
Regional Wave / Lit EPL	≤ 8–20 ms	≤ 1–3 ms	< 0.1%	99.9–99.95%
Dark Fiber (engineered)	≈ ~5 µs/km + gear	≤ 0.5–1 ms	< 0.1%	Design-dependent
PTP Microwave/mmWave	≤ 2–10 ms (path)	≤ 1–3 ms	< 0.1–0.3%	99.5–99.95%

*Availability improves with route diversity, protected rings, dual laterals/POPs, or dual radios.

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🛠️ Design Patterns (Choose your fit)

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🔒 Security & Zero-Trust

• MACsec (L2)for wire-speed encryption on lit/dark circuits;
• IPsec (L3)for routed designs with strong suites (AES-GCM/ChaCha20, PFS, ECDH). → /encryption
• Keys & certsin Key Mgmt/HSM; dual control & rotation evidence. → /key-management • /pki
• ZTNA/SASEfor any user access to apps on either end; no flat VPNs. → /ztna • /sase

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⚙️ Networking Notes

• MTU/Jumbo— align end-to-end (LAN, wave/EPL, appliances) to avoid fragmentation.
• QoS/CoS— map EF/AF/BE classes; storage vs voice isolation.
• Clock & timing— for trading/OT, ensure PTP discipline and asymmetry controls.
• Diversity— second conduit/bridge/POP; diversity letters/maps included on request.

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📊 Observability & NOC

• Continuous metrics: latency/jitter/loss, light levels/OSNR (optical), FEC/BER, microwave RSSI/SNR, throughput, errors.
• SLO dashboards, alerting, and carrier escalation with monthly reports.
  → /circuit-monitoring • /noc • /siem-soar

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💵 Commercials

• Medium & speed (Wave/Lit/Dark/Microwave), distance, protection/diversity, cross-connects (MMR), and term (12/24/36+ mo).
• Optical gear (if Dark Fiber), MACsec/IPsec options, and install/make-ready (laterals, permits).

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🧪 Turn-Up & Acceptance

1) Provisioning — wave/EPL parameters or fiber span; radio alignment for PTP wireless.
2) Baselines — RFC 2544 / ITU-T Y.1564 tests; latency/jitter/loss; optical OTDR & light levels or RF link budget.
3) Security — MACsec/IPsec validation; key custody evidence.
4) Handover — as-builts, diagrams, configs, test artifacts; NOC thresholds & escalation.

Artifacts stored and exported to SIEM for audits. → /siem-soar

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✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist

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🔄 Where P2P Fits (Recursive View)

1) Grammar — dedicated rails in /connectivity.
2) Syntax — underlay for /cloud paths and DCI.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves integrity (encryption, evidence).
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts risk/capacity and tunes routing.
5) Foundation — consistent terms via /primacy-of-language.
6) Map — indexed in /solveforce-codex & /knowledge-hub.

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📞 Design a P2P Link That’s Fast, Secure & Auditable

Related pages:
/lit-fiber • /wavelength • /dark-fiber • /fixed-wireless • /vpn • /sd-wan • /direct-connect • /colocation • /circuit-monitoring • /noc • /cybersecurity • /connectivity • /knowledge-hub

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Key terms in plain language

Open a term for a concise explanation of language used on this page.

💡Fiber Internet

Internet delivered through strands of glass using light. Fiber commonly supports high capacity, low latency, and strong upload performance, but availability must be confirmed for the exact address.

📊Bandwidth

The amount of data a connection can carry in a given time, usually measured in Mbps or Gbps. More bandwidth supports more users, devices, and simultaneous applications.

⏱️Latency

The time it takes data to travel between two points. Lower latency improves voice, video meetings, cloud applications, gaming, and other real-time services.

📋Service-Level Agreement (SLA)

A provider’s written commitment covering service targets such as availability, response time, repair time, and sometimes financial credits when commitments are missed.

🔀SD-WAN

Software-defined wide area networking. It manages multiple connections and chooses paths based on application needs, performance, and policy to improve resilience and control.

🔐VPN

A virtual private network creates an encrypted connection across another network, commonly allowing remote users or offices to access private resources securely.

🛡️Cybersecurity

The practices and controls used to protect identities, devices, networks, applications, and data from unauthorized access, disruption, or manipulation.

🚫Zero Trust

A security model that does not automatically trust a user or device because of its location. Access is continuously verified and limited to what is necessary.