BUSINESS ETHERNET ACCESS

DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES

Business Ethernet services have become a widely adopted element in the portfolio of most carriers. The attractive cost of Ethernet ports enables carriers to substantially reduce capital expenditures while offering a higher value and intelligent service. To leverage these cost advantages, carriers need to be able to combine Ethernet-based services with advanced operational capabilities, such as real-time testing, SLA monitoring, short service turn-up and delivery of sophisticated VLAN and QoS based services.

KEY APPLICATIONS

• Ubiquitous Ethernet access over any access media
• Wholesale Ethernet access services
• Retail Ethernet services
• Layer 2 VPN services
• Intelligent Ethernet service demarcation
  

SOLUTION

The FSP 150 family offers a unique platform of Ethernet access and demarcation devices for carriers and their end-customers to provide cost-efficient intelligent Ethernet services both in-region and out-of-region. Advanced service definition capabilities enable the support for multiple customers and/or multiple services over a dedicated or shared connection based on copper or fiber infrastructure.

FEATURES + BENEFITS

• Differentiated Ethernet service offerings provide new revenue opportunities
• MEF certified User Network Interface (UNI) functionality
• Etherjack Connection Performance Analyzer (ECPA) technology
  - RFC-2544 based remote diagnosis for EVC SLA conformance
  - Standards compliant OAM mechanisms (IEEE 802.3ah, 802.3ag and ITU-T Y.1731)
• Low-touch provisioning
  - Rapid deployment on any given and existing physical infrastructure with no on-site configuration
  - Fast service delivery with minimal capital expenditure