In recent years, Ethernet has become the transport technology of choice for most carriers
due to its compatibility with all media, lower cost per Megabit, simplicity, and flexibility. In
addition, almost all tier-1 carriers and major service providers are preparing to roll out
Layer 2 Carrier Ethernet business services – Ethernet Private Line, Ethernet Virtual Private
Line and Ethernet VPNs. The co-existence of Layer 2 and Layer 3 services and the diversity
of access technologies are two factors that substantially impact carriers' ability to maintain
stringent control over their CapEx and OpEx in an increasingly competitive environment.
Added to the mix are customer expectations for low-cost services and verifiable
performance, which require service providers to deliver, monitor and enforce SLAs.
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Features
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Benefits
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An all-in-one intelligent demarcation device:
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Simplify network management and operations
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Optimize service delivery over a single, high throughput access link
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Minimize the number of CPEs
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Reduce costs by improving density and power consumption at operator POPs
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Advanced provisioning and traffic management:
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Deliver multiple services per port with per-application classification and queuing
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Manage network resources efficiently
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Introduce new revenue generators (EIR) and charge customers per contracted usage
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Tailor services to specific customer needs
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Ethernet OAM (Link, Connectivity, Service):
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Member of the EtherAccess product suite
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Ensure consistent user experience over any access by interoperating with other EtherAccess solutions
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MEF-9 and MEF-14 certified (EPL & EVPL)
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Dedicated management port
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Reduce bandwidth overhead and increase throughput
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The ETX-A provide REAL (Reliable, Economical, Accountable, and Limitless) Carrier Ethernet fiber access by combining transport demarcation for Layer 3 services with service demarcation for Layer 2 services. Replacing simple single-service Ethernet converters, the ETX-A demarcation devices connect to the service provider's aggregation switch to deliver multiple applications over the same link and free up other switch ports to support additional locations. Alternatively, the ETX-A connect directly to the provider edge equipment, transporting up to 1 Gigabit Ethernet of user throughput with uplink redundancy for SDH/SONET-like performance levels and Five Nines reliability.
Supporting operational visibility and control from the customer premises throughout the entire service path, the ETX-A allow service providers to provision and manage their services remotely and to guarantee priority per user and per service. The ETX-A Carrier Ethernet demarcation devices also permit users to monitor their actual Quality of Service with periodic online reporting tools.
