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June 25th, 2008
NXTcomm Welcomes ‘Carrier Ethernet 2.0’
Paula Bernier, Editor-in-Chief, xchange Magazine
Carrier Ethernet has taken hold both as a service and an umbrella networking technology. But that’s old news. What’s happening now is the move to “Carrier Ethernet 2.0”.
New features help service providers monitor the network's heartbeat across multiple management domains so they can take action before issues arise; interoperate with third-party products, so providers have intelligence about the services they deliver over more network elements; remotely conduct maintenance and manage links between provider and customer hardware; receive alerts if failures occur; bundle multiple links between routers into one large link; and remotely detect and block loops in the network.
Carrier Ethernet demarcation device vendor Accedian Networks at NXTcomm also emphasized the need for better OAM tools for Carrier Ethernet. At the show, Accedian unveiled the EchoVault SLA EMS, which the company’s President and CEO Patrick Ostiguy said both enables moment-by-moment visibility into the network and solves the carrier problem of what to do with all the data demarcs generate. Working with the EchoVault SLA EMS, demarcation devices compress data and send one packet per minute to the EMS, which includes an Oracle database for storage.
“We’re the only vendor that allows service providers to see what’s happening every second,” said Ostiguy.
That means service providers can see things they wouldn’t otherwise be able to spot, such as microbursting, he said. As a result, he said, if a customer complains of lost traffic, the carrier can check whether that customer has bursted above their SLA ceiling and, if they have, provide the customer with that data. Of course, the carrier also could use this data as an opportunity to upsell the customer.
About Accedian Networks:
Accedian Networks™ is a leading provider of Packet Performance Assurance™ solutions that enable wireless operators, service providers and cable MSOs to deliver carrier-grade, packet-based applications including VoIP, IPTV, video-conferencing and transparent LAN services over Ethernet, IP/MPLS, and wireless 3G / 4G / WiMAX networks.
Accedian Networks’ Ethernet Service Assurance Platform (ESAP ™) provides in-service monitoring, loopback testing, remote troubleshooting, service management and network demarcation for high-performance wireless backhaul, business services and carrier hand-off applications. Ethernet service creation simplifies end-to-end service provisioning and enforcement without expensive network upgrades.
EtherNID ™ packet assurance demarcation units allow providers to regain control of their services by establishing end-to-end, standards-based operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) over converged multi-technology and multi-provider networks, while enabling value-added services backed by assured Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Accedian Networks is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
For additional information, please visit: www.Accedian.com , or call 1-866-685-8181 or +1 (514) 331-6181.
Media Contact
Scott Sumner
VP, Marketing
Accedian Networks, Inc.
Tel: +1 (514) 331-6181 x 605
Cel: +1 (514) 295-4858
Email: ssumner@Accedian.com
Trademarks:
Accedian, EtherNID, MetroNID, SLA-meter, Performance Assurance Agent, PAA, Multi-SLA, “Packet Performance Assurance”, “Delivering Service Performance with Assurance” and “Map-out the Health of your Network” are trademarks of Accedian Networks Inc. All other trademarks quoted are property of their respective owners.
