| METRO ETHERNET OVER COPPER |
Metro Ethernet Service has significantly altered the value to performance ratio for inter-connecting LANS in metro areas. Leveraging fiber optic speed and reliability, Metro Ethernet Service is extending the scalability, flexibility and ubiquity of Ethernet protocol to provide more powerful LAN connectivity in response to accelerating data needs and shrinking IT budgets. Metro Ethernet Service delivers a simple migration to higher performance and value. It leverages your existing LAN infrastructure and IT staff resources, eliminating cost intensive customer premises equipment purchases and IT staff training. Metro Ethernet Service provides seamless inter-networking and the ability to mix speeds by location and application to support high-speed data, Voice over IP and video applications. Metro Ethernet is available in both point-to-point and switched solutions from 10 megabits per second to one gigabit per second bandwidths.
Metro Ethernet delivered over copper is an alternative to bonded T-1s and fractional DS-3 and has many advantages that include:
- Ethernet hand-off that your staff already understands and can easlily be plugged directly into any device (ie.Firewall, Switch, Router, or a PC).
- Utilizing copper pair loops provides multiple loops that adds redundancy in case of a loop failure at the local Central Office (CO).
- Choices in speeds from 5Mbps to 45Mbps.
- Service delivery right to your LAN or Telecom room where your local phone service terminates.
- Guaranteed delivery in 14-days or less.
- Delivery over a backbone with redundant, diverse transit connections along with fault tolerant switches and servers to minimize single points of failure and provides businesses with safe, secure, and reliable services.