Introducing Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet is a ubiquitous, standardized, carrier-class service
defined by five attributes that distinguish it from familiar LAN-based
ethernet. It brings the compelling business benefit of the ethernet cost
model to achieve significant savings. Service providers worldwide are
migrating their existing networks to deliver Carrier Ethernet services
to enterprises, businesses and residential end-users.
1. Standardized Services
- E-Line, E-LAN provide transparent, private line, virtual private
line and LAN services
- A ubiquitous service provided globally and locally via standardized
equipment
- Requires no changes to customer LAN equipment or networks and accommodates
existing network connectivity
2. Scalability
- The ability for millions to use a network service that is ideal
for the widest variety of business, information, communications and
entertainment applications
- Scans access & metro to national and global services over a
wide variety of physical infrastructure implemented by a wide range
of service providers
- Scalability of bandwidth from 1Mbps to 10Gbps and beyond, in granular
increments
3. Reliability
- The ability for the network to detect & recover from incidents
without impacting users
- Meeting the most demanding quality and availability requirements
- Rapid recovery time when problems do occur, as low as 50ms
4. Quality of Service
- Service Level Agreements with a wide choice of bandwidth and quality
of service options
- Ideally suited to converged voice, video & data networks
- Provisioning via SLAs that provide end-to-end performance based
on CIR, frame loss, delay and delay variation characteristics
5. Service Management
- Standards-based monitoring, diagnosis and centrally management vendor
independent implementations
- Carrier-class OAM and rapid service provisioning the ability to
monitor, diagnose, and centrally manage your WAN via standards-based,
vendor-independent implementation
Join a new generation of leaders
The MEF [Metro
Ethernet Forum] is driving the Carrier Ethernet revolution.
And Network World is where industry leaders address enterprise decision-makers,
offering you their insights and understanding to bring you competitive advantage.
Together with leading sponsors and partners, they're unveiling the birth
of the new global network in North America.
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Walk-ins not accepted. Attendance at the “Carrier Ethernet for Business” event
is limited to qualified network and IT professionals involved in technology
product purchase decisions within their organization. Interpretation and enforcement
of this qualification policy as well as the right to limit and/or refuse registration
for any reason are at the sole discretion of Network World Live Events and
the Metro Ethernet Forum.
