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EtherNID^® Family

Demarcation at the Edge for Your Ethernet & IP Networks

Designed for service demarcation at the edge of your network, our EtherNID^® demarcation device offers advanced, high performance service assurance and creation directly from your customer premises and cell-sites. With a full range of Ethernet rates and interfaces, the comprehensive EtherNID® family fits your network from end-to-end.

The EtherNID^® family of demarcation devices is ideal for monitoring critical real-time, transactional and demanding 4G / WiMAX / LTE wireless backhaul and business services applications. They act as a wire-speed media converter while supporting the functionality of Accedian's High Performance Service Assurance platform, including in-service throughput testing, intelligent layer 1-4 loopback, Ethernet service creation and SLA validation.

Ultra Low Latency Fast-PAAs™ Processor

Wire-Speed Performance

At the core of the EtherNID® is Accedian's unique Fast-PAAs™ hardware-based processor which enables the unit to provide microsecond measurement resolution for one-way delay and delay variation, and monitor up to 100 flows or SLAs – all while traffic flows transparently through the unit.

The Fast-PAAs silicon core architecture eliminates the delay of store-and-forward processing of Ethernet switches and routers providing the lowest delay solution available today. With quality of service (QoS) marking, enforcement and traffic conditioning on the highest capacity network links, the EtherNID effortlessly handles 100 flows in a full line-rate link with mere microsecond transit time.

Product Highlights

Proprietary Hardware Design

1 μs measurement resolution
Ultra-low delay performance
Ideal for assuring real-time services

Service Assurance and Creation Features

Establish SLA-backed Eterhnet services, point-to-point and multi-point
1-way delay and delay variation, throughput, packet loss, continuity and usage statistics

Test Set and Monitoring System Support


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Carrier-grade with MEF 9+14 and NEBS Level 3 certification, no fans,, 3-way redundant power, link protection and failover/bypass circuitry.

EtherNID^® Feature Highlights at a Glance

Service Assurance

End-to-End OAM Functionality

Intelligent, standards-based Operations, Administration and Management layer 1-4 service demarcation
PAA™ & SLA Meter™ Performance Monitoring

monitor and measure delay, delay variation, frame loss and continuity, including 1-way performance validation with microsecond resolution.
Intelligent Layer 1-4 Loopbacks

In-service layer 1-2-3-4 loopbacks per-flow, defined by VLAN, Service-Level, MAC / IP addresses or any combination of layer 2-4 header criteria.
Per-Flow Statistics

Real-time statistics of any layer 1-2-3-4 flow (VLAN, ToS, CoS, MAC, IP, TCP/UDP).
Tapping & Monitoring

Single or dual monitor ports, filtered, real-time access to unidirectional or bidirectional traffic.
Wire-speed Traffic Generator and Analyzer

Layer 2 or Layer 3 (IP)
In-Service Traffic Generator and Analyzer

Layer 2 or Layer 3 (IP), Unidirectional or Bidirectional, seamless operation, does not affect customer traffic, up to full service or wire-speed, 1 or 2 test streams

Service Creation & Traffic Conditioning

Ethernet Service Mapping

E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree service creation directly at the demarcation point
Bandwidth Policing

Upstream and downstream CIR/EIR limits by filtering criteria or all traffic, facilitates Carrier Ethernet service provisioning and on-demand/incremental service upgrades.
Wire-speed Traffic Filtering

Filtering of wire speed traffic at layer 1-2-3-4 (L2CP, BDPU, per VLAN, Ethertype, Protocol type, MAC, IP, User Defined).

Management & General Details

Plug & Go™ Instant Provisioning

Automated zero-touch provisioning, auto-configuration and inventory tracking.
RADIUS Authentication and Security Support
Jumbo Fames Support
5VDC, or dual 24 / 48 VDC feeds, all mutually redundant
SNMP v1 & v2c
MEF 9+14 and NEBS Level 3 Certified
Temperature Hardened Option
Copper Failover Bypass Circuit
Test Set Support & Triple-Play QoS Testing

EtherNID® Family