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OAM separates Carrier Ethernet 2.0 forest from the trees
 OAM separates Carrier Ethernet 2.0 forest from the trees: By Greg S. Gum, Vice President of Marketing & Business Development, ANDA Networks
Since its inception in 1973, Ethernet has evolved into a highly reliable technology that has been embraced by the industry for both LAN and WAN applications because it is ideally suited for scaleable, cost-efficient transport of IP traffic. Meanwhile, fiber optics has paved the way for increasingly faster data pipes to carry traffic stimulated from the acute rise in broadband for high-speed Internet access…
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While cable operators have been traditionally thought of as primarily providers of residential video services and secondarily of broadband internet connectivity, they are now targeting small and medium-sized businesses with voice and data service bundles and offering business Ethernet services for wireless providers for mobile backhaul applications. Doing so is a smart move for the cable multiple-system operators (MSOs) because it enables them to leverage their existing fibre plant and to increase revenues by broadening their business subscriber base and product portfolios. As the incumbent telcos begin offering bundles of voice, video and internet access to residential customers, cable operators are moving up-market to service businesses and mobile service providers, with increased service choices…
Here’s how Ethernet can help network designers conduct end-to-end life cycle management of their networks from the core into the customers’ premises
By ANDA Networks’ Greg Gum
LAS VEGAS — At NXTComm, ANDA Networks, the leader in carrier-class Ethernet access network platforms, is extending its EtherReach(r) product suite to accommodate the growing bandwidth needs of carriers and enterprises by providing a new 10-gigabit intelligent Ethernet demarcation product. The new EtherReach10G comes in a small rack mountable 1 RU form factor supporting the latest Ethernet Operations Administration and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities and integrated service level agreement (SLA) verification metrics. EtherReach10G is ideally suited for carriers offering managed Ethernet services to large enterprises with high-bandwidth applications needs such as content distribution, streaming video, P2P services, or large storage and back-up requirements for data center consolidation…
NXTComm, ANDA Networks, the leader in carrier-class Ethernet access network platforms, is extending its EtherReach™ product suite to accommodate the growing bandwidth needs of carriers and enterprises by providing a new 10-gigabit intelligent Ethernet demarcation product. The new EtherReach10G comes in a small rack mountable 1 RU form factor supporting the latest Ethernet Operations Administration and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities and integrated service level agreement (SLA) verification metrics. EtherReach10G is ideally suited for carriers offering managed Ethernet Services to large enterprises with high-bandwidth applications needs such as content distribution, streaming video, P2P services, or large storage and back-up requirements for data center consolidation…
