Ethernet Backhaul Direct (EBD) is an efficient and cost-effective way of moving large volumes of data between Openreach nodes, quickly and securely. These nodes are usually aligned to parent handover exchanges for Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP). You get permanently connected, uncontended bandwidth from an access serving node (ASN) to defined Openreach handover points (OHPs) or between defined OHPs.
How it works
We house shared transmission equipment for you, which means you don’t need to add rack space or power. You tell us where in the exchanges you want to interconnect and we bring a pair of hydra cables to your rack. All you need to do is connect these up to your equipment and you’ll be ready to go (the rack that houses your equipment must be located within your Co-Location, NetLocate, Access Locate or BT Locate accommodation).
ASNs and OHPs typically have at least four designated OHPs – two homed and two for extended handover deeper in our network. We’ll provide EBD from the ASN or OHP you ask for to any of the designated OHPs. EBD nodes are exchanges in key geographic locations around the UK.
• EBD links you closer to your core network, using pre-defined routes throughout the UK.
• It’s easy to increase the amount of data you’re moving without affecting the space and power you need in your rack at the exchange.
• You can add a resilience option to protect you against fibre breaks and other issues.
• This is a managed service which makes it easy for you to extend the reach of your own network when you grow.
• You can easily check backhaul availability on the Openreach portal.
Find out more about EBD, how it works and how it can help your customers.
Find out more about EBD, how it works and how it can help your customers.
How-to guides for using EBD including ordering, fault reporting and repair.
If you have trouble ordering using our automated system, you can fill in a customer requirements form instead.
EBD customer requirements form (CRF)
The orchestration matrix tells you how to order our products and deal with faults, and includes things like lead times and cancellation reasons.
A guide to deemed consent and its principles. Find out more about Ethernet deemed consent.
You can find the latest generic bill back-up guide in the How-to guides on our help and support pages.
If you have an Openreach contract for EBD, you can find extra information about this in the secure area. You’ll need to have previously been given access to see it, and be logged in to your Openreach account. Use the button below to open it, or to ask us for access.
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