Carrier Ethernet

Carrier Ethernet is equipment that leverages the heritage of Ethernet while extending it with features that make Ethernet useful in mission-critical transport networks.  These extensions, predominantly covered in the IEEE 802.1a set of standards, include enhanced scalability and OAM capabilities.  Carrier Ethernet supports features needed in a transport network such as connectivity verification, rapid recovery, and performance measurement. Carrier Ethernet can be transported by variety of means – SONET, IP/MPLS and PBT.

The key features and benefits of Carrier Ethernet include:

• Well Known Technology – Carrier Ethernet leverages and extends all the features, including low cost, of traditional Ethernet
• LAN Services in the WAN  – emulates popular LAN and point-to-point Ethernet services
• Scalability – scales to 1000s of endpoints
• Convergence – a common platform for IP-based voice, data and video services

Carrier Ethernet Network

Give us a call and speak to one of our Carrier Ethernet experts or browse click on the links below to find out more about the premier products that we sell and integrate.

• Alcatel-Lucent 7210 SAS-E
• Ciena CESD (Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery) Family
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
• Cisco Catalyst 3750ME Metro Ethernet Switch
• Cisco 7600 Series Internet Routers