Ethernet business services are becoming increasingly critical for interconnecting business locations in a high-speed manner. Industry analysts believe that by 2010, Ethernet business services will generate more than twice the revenue of traditional TDM business services.
Ethernet business services enable businesses to interconnect their IP applications between sites. The most common applications include:
- Ethernet private lines (E-lines). E-lines provide the equivalent of private line point-to-point data services, establishing a dedicated Ethernet circuit between two sites, secure and private.
- Multi-site Ethernet backhaul (E-trees). This service provides secure Ethernet backhaul to a central site from multiple downstream sites. E-tree applications include automated network backup, centralized data storage, and hosted security services such as network firewall and network intrusion detection service (NDS).
- Ethernet transparent LAN service (E-LANs). E-LANs enable extremely high-speed connections between multiple sites, the Ethernet equivalent of a virtual private network, which securely connects multiple sites in a multipoint-to-multipoint topology.
Calix supports standards-based Ethernet business services with unique, simplified provisioning models that enable exceptional scalability and security. The Calix C- and E-Series platforms lead the industry in their support for Ethernet business services functionality, incorporating the design foresight to allow DSL, GPON, and FTTx interfaces all to connect to the same E-LANs, E-lines, and E-trees. These services are created and provisioned in a bulk fashion by the Calix Management System (CMS).
Calix C-, E-, and P-Series solutions have received certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).
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