Category Archives: Business Ethernet
How to offer off-net services or use your network to get more revenues
Many service providers often come across cases where they need to provide service to a customer with a branch outside of their network coverage area. Typically, they could go to one of their competitors covering the customer’s branch area, which most likely would not give them the most attractive pricing, as they would prefer to offer [...]
What are Y.1564 and EtherSAM really about?
ITU-T Y.1564, also sometimes called (by mistake) “EtherSAM” - which refers to the draft of Y.1564 named Y.156sam, but while these names are in some cases used interchangeably there are some important differences between them. In this article we will refer to the rectified Y.1564. Y.1564 is a QoS and network performance ITU-T Ethernet-based service [...]
Tagged ethernet testing, ethersam, MEF, qos, rfc2544, SLA, Y.1564
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What is CE2.0 E-Access and is it good for you?
In 2012, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined a new Ethernet Service Type, called Ethernet Access, or E-Access, to be added to the three defined service types: E-LINE, E-TREE and E-LAN. This service type is typically offered by two service providers with adjacent territories, or by a wholesale Ethernet access provider to service providers who [...]
Celebrating 1000 Followers on Twitter!
We are celebrating — all one thousand of you! Telco Systems’ twitter account has just reached one thousand followers, and this milestone is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and thank all of you who have followed, commented, and retweeted. To celebrate, we are hosting a prize drawing. Ten winners will receive a $10 Amazon card. [...]
Also posted in AdvancedTCA, Cloud Networking, Mobile Backhaul
Tagged linkedin, telco systems, twitter
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Launch of MEF France
On February 21st a group of Carrier Ethernet Experts met at the Orange Lab Facility in Paris to launch MEF activities in France. The purpose of the meeting was to raise the profile of Carrier Ethernet in France and discuss how the MEF can better educate French service providers as well as to facilitate discussions [...]
Tagged carrier ethernet, CE 2.0, E-Access, E-LAN, E-Line, E-Tree, MEF, MPLS, Multi-CoS, OAM, Orange labs, service providers
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Does your network allow to differentiate your services?
With COMPTEL PLUS coming to Las Vegas in a couple of days, I can’t help but recall my marketing experience at a competitive communication service provider. As a marketing executive, I would receive calls from eager equipment vendors who wanted my support for their product. My first question to them always was, “Does your gear [...]
News from the MEF quarterly meeting – CE 2.0, SDN and more
Last week I participated in the Metro Ethernet Forum’s (MEF) quarterly meeting in San-Diego, California. This time around, along with marketing and technical sessions that are used by the MEF members to discuss Carrier Ethernet trends and develop Carrier Ethernet standards, they also organized ”Americas Carrier Ethernet Summit” that brought together senior service provider executives [...]
Also posted in Cloud Networking, Mobile Backhaul
Tagged carrier ethernet, CE 2.0, Cloud-based services, ethernet, MEF, Metro Ethernet Forum, OAM, ONF, Open Network Forum, qos, Robert Metcalfe, SDN, software-defined
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MEF CE 2.0 Certification Program
We are happy to announce that we have successfully passed the first CE 2.0 certification program for all eight types of MEF services! As a leading Carrier Ethernet equipment vendor, we want to ensure our products meet the customers’ requirements and conform to the latest Carrier Ethernet specifications and highest quality standards. Playing an active [...]
Also posted in Cloud Networking, Mobile Backhaul
Tagged carrier ethernet, CE 2.0, E-Access, E-LAN, E-Line, E-Tree, ethernet, MEF, MPLS
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Designed to run… your mobile traffic
This last month was full of action, personally as well as professionally, as another peak has now arrived for Telco Systems with the launch of our new next generation mobile backhaul product, the T-Marc 3312SC, at Ethernet Expo Americas 2012 in the storm-recovering NYC. When we first discussed this product, we wanted to bring to [...]
Also posted in Mobile Backhaul
Tagged carrier ethernet, demarcation, high-density, hqos, mobile backhaul, MPLS, SLA, small cells
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NextGen Mobile Backhaul Demarcation
We are happy to introduce our new mobile backhaul demarcation device T-Marc 3312SC that brings Ethernet/MPLS mobile backhaul to the cell site with best in class density size and price performance for mobile operators and wholesale backhaul providers. T-Marc 3312SC provides multiple types of services to allow mobile operators to deliver backhaul and business services while [...]
Also posted in Mobile Backhaul
Tagged carrier ethernet, density, Ethernet/MPLS, mobile backhaul, mobile operators, MPLS, small cells
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