Welcome to the May 2009 issue of EtherNEWS, offered in video and Podcast versions. Each month’s edition covers a wide range of applications and solutions related to Ethernet service creation, service assurance, SLA & QoS monitoring and evolving industry standards.
This month’s feature video provides a complete overview of Ethernet Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) standards
, including a detailed review of the connectivity fault management (CFM) & performance monitoring (PM) aspects of IEEE 802.1ag & ITU-T Y.1731. Take a 15 minute break and get up to date with the technology that’s helping Carrier Ethernet make the grade in demanding business services and wireless backhaul applications.
Ethernet OAM Overview Video
Ethernet services offer bandwidth and cost efficiency compared to the legacy offerings they replace, but vendor-specific implementations often prevent streamlined operations, administration and maintenance (OAM), driving up OpEx and placing significant demands on support and operations staff.
Accedian Networks hardware-based, high-performance EtherNID ™ and MetroNID ™ packet assurance demarcation units help operators regain control of their Ethernet services by enabling standards-based OAM over existing multi-vendor and multi-technology networks. The EtherNID and MetroNID units’ hardware-based packet processing engine deliver unrivalled OAM session density and microsecond-level measurement precision.
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Accedian Networks™ is a leading provider of Packet Performance Assurance solutions that enable service providers to deliver carrier-grade, packet-based applications and LAN services over wireless and wireline networks.
The Ethernet Service Assurance Platform (ESAP™) and EtherNID demarcation units provide in-service monitoring, loopback testing and service management for wireless backhaul, business services and hand-off applications, and establish standards-based, end-to-end operations, administration & maintenance (OAM) and assured Service Level Agreements (SLAs) over converged, multi-provider networks.
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Accedian recently added more than a dozen leading value added resellers (VARs) to its distribution network, augmenting sales and support efforts in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America in response to strong global demand. Accedian has also established local presence in France and Singapore to support and manage regional sales activity. Press Release.
Y.1731 performance monitoring is becoming a must have for service providers deploying critical Carrier Ethernet services – but deployments using network elements (NEs) often fall short. NEs lacking dedicated processing resources compromise measurement resolution, concurrent session density, and loopback capacity, while partial standards-compliance cause interoperability issues. Learn how cost-effective Network Interface Devices (NIDs) overcome these limitations with a parallel packet-processing engine capable of implementing the entire range of OAM capabilities the way it was intended. Learn more from our latest FAQ Sheet
