Metro Ethernet

Shrinking Budgets. More Applications.
Bigger Files 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.

The Features of Metro Ethernet Service
Connecting multiple LANS over a fiber optic metro area networks, Metro Ethernet Service is the next evolution of Native Mode LAN Interconnection (NMLI) Service. It 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.

• Speeds Flexible by Location and Application
• Fully compatible with 802.3z Standard
• Switched and Point-to-Point Solutions
• Full Duplex Speeds 10Mbps - 1,000 Mbps

Metro Ethernet Service offers you a wide range of scalable solutions.
Depending on your location, Metro Ethernet connections may be delivered over copper or fiber to meet your business growth needs. Metro Ethernet connections include 2, 4, and 8 Mbps — referred to as Mid-Band Ethernet. These speeds may be provisioned over copper or fiber where available. In addition, Metro Ethernet connections ranging from 10 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps are provisioned over fiber. You can choose from four service options: Basic, Dedicated, Premium and Virtual, with Service Level Agreements available on our Premium service when you subscribe to our Metro Ethernet Reporting Feature.

How can I connect all of our LANs within our tight budget?
Metro Ethernet Service provides a high-performance connection with a low learning cost. You can select from the following service options:

Basic

• 2, 4, 8 Mbps speed with copper or fiber delivery (depending on location, no bursting)
• 10, 100, 1000 Bbps best-effort service with fiber delivery
• Most cost-effective solution for many businesses
• Multipoint and "hub-and-spoke"
• Optical and electrical interfaces (10/100Base-T)

Dedicated

• Point-to-point connection on dedicated fiber
• 100, 1000 Mbps
• Ideal for data backup, imaging

Premium

• 2, 4, 8 Mbps speed with copper or fiber delivery (depending on location, no bursting)
• 10, 100, 1000 Mbps committed bandwidth with fiber delivery (with burstable options)
• Class of Service
• Supports VoIP
• Limited VLAN aggregation
• Network monitoring, performance reporting
• Optional Service Level Agreement offered (requires Metro Ethernet Reporting Feature)

Virtual

• 2,4,8 Mbps speed with copper or fiber delivery (depending on location, no bursting)
• 10,100,1000 Mbps (multiple Class of Service options) with fiber delivery
• 4 classes of VLAN service that include best effort, interactive (video), real-time (VoIP), and business-critical
• Tailor the right amount of bandwidth for any data, voice and video application transmission on a single port
• Reduce your overall cost for service
• Help leverage the high bandwidth and scalability of traditional Ethernet
• Optional Service Level Agreement offered (requires Metro Ethernet Reporting Feature)

The Benefit to Value Equation
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 premise equipment purchases and IT staff training.

Why Metro Ethernet?

• Less expensive and more reliable alternative to private lines
• Deploy new applications rapidly with minimal capital investment
• Leverage existing IT staff experience - no new training is required