L2vpn and ethernet services configuration guide for cisco asr 9000 series routers, ios xr release 6. Its not meant to represent the latest state of mef specifications. Carrier ethernet ethernet is a ubiquitous networking technology thats displaced almost all other legacy data transport. Carrier ethernet services explained provides an overview of carrier ethernet technologies, the relevant mef ce 2. Carrier ethernet ce was introduced in the early 2000s as a way to extend ethernet to provide wide area network wan connectivity. Carrier ethernet augments the original set of ethernet lan technologies with support for the new. A carrier ethernet service delivery switch operates at layer 2, and its inband control channel is a virtual lan vlan that cannot be accessed via a layer 3 network read. Our integrated solutions for ethernet service delivery includes network termination equipment and converged layer 23 carrier ethernet customer edge devices. This service description describes the services offered by swisscom in conjunction with the carrier. Toughcable carrier category 5e outdoor carrier class shielded cable features an anticrosstalk divider and additional shielding. Carrier ethernet is a ubiquitous, standardized, carrierclass service defined by five attributes that distinguish carrier ethernet from familiar lan based ethernet it brings the compelling.
While traditional, lanbased ethernet is a besteffort technology, carrier ethernet has evolved to provide robust reliability and availability required for business applications. Extending ethernet beyond the lan kasim 7476 chapter 2 the service provider network and between service providers or. Understanding carrier ethernet throughput page 5 of 22 march 2010 device, nid, may be installed on his premises by the service provider to provide various network terminating. Ethernet over optical transport network alloptical switches 3.
Carrier ethernet article about carrier ethernet by the. Carrier ethernet extends ethernet from the local area network lan to the wide area network. Chapter 2 explains ethernet in local area networking, starting from first principles and simple contexts and gradually building up to include mac bridging and vlan bridging. Carrier ethernet is a marketing term for extensions to ethernet to enable telecommunications network providers to provide ethernet services to customers and to utilize ethernet technology. Fibrenoire garners canadas first carrier ethernet 2. Carrier ethernet looks to become the major component of nextgeneration metro area networks, which serve as the aggregation layer between customers and core carrier networks. If youre looking for a free download links of mef cecp 2. Carrier ethernetenabled applications the applications enabled by a carrier. Ethernet over wavelength division multiplexing dwdm 4. Please leave your comment if you have a question or suggestion. The etx2 line of nextgeneration ip and carrier ethernet nidntus offers advanced demarcation for slabased business services, wholesale services and mobile backhaul. Carrier ethernet transport technologies, leveraging a heterogeneous set of transport network technologies.
Carrier ethernet has itself evolved to a new generation of services and capabilities with the new carrier ethernet 2. Carrier ethernet enabled applications the applications enabled by a carrier ethernet network infrastructure include ethernet layer 2 networking and ethernet access to ip layer 3 services. This technical manual describes the technical details for the planning and realisation of the. It is overseen by the metro ethernet forum mef who has an official definition for the technology. Carrier ethernet service version 3 0 valid from 01. This paper looks at layer 2 switching technology specifically ethernetas a viable alternative to sonetsdh. Coexists with existing layer 2 and layer 3 solutions while taking advantage of the huge worldwide ethernet installed base mefdefined carrier ethernet services eline, elan.
Carrier ethernet a standard for carrierclass ethernet services for network service providers. Carrier ethernet 3 offers functionality such as qos typically only associated. L2vpn and ethernet services configuration guide for cisco. Instead of certifying a service as conforming to a particular mef ats, the ce 2. Carrier ethernet service mef reference wiki mef wiki. The uni in a carrier ethernet network is a standard physical ethernet interface at operating speeds 10mbs, 100mbps, 1gbps or 10gbps ce.
Carrier ethernet, therefore, is the extension of ethernet that enables service providers to provide premium ethernet services. Business ethernet services, wholesale ethernet or mobile backhaul our fsp 150ccxg210 is the ideal solution for all carrier ethernet applications in access and backhaul networks. Ethernet virtual connection evc more costeffective for enterprise customers types of evcs. Carrier ethernet 49 mh technical title delivering carrier ethernet. Over the past decade ethernet has increasingly become a common and widely deployed technology in carrier networks. This white paper presents a brief overview of ce 2. This is the first part and covers options to connect two data centers, plesiochronous digital hierarchy pdh, s. Pdf over the past decade ethernet has increasingly become a common and widely deployed technology in carrier networks. For an enhanced user experience, the etx5 is supported by the new radview management and orchestration system, featuring an intuitive uiux to simplify configuration and enable zerotouch service provisioning endtoend. Carrier ethernet media converters transition networks.
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