Metro Ethernet is a fiber optic-based high-speed transport service utilized for the interconnection of customer owned Local Area Networks (LANs).

Metro Ethernet offers the ubiquity, flexibility and simplicity of Ethernet with the reliability and speed of optics to create simpler, faster and more reliable networks.

Data traffic is growing at 200% - 300% per year. At the same time capital expenditure budgets are decreasing. Without the right network solution, your company could experience:

• Long lead times for new applications
• Critical applications not getting network resources
• Loss of productivity
• Increased IT expenditures

Basic Metro Ethernet Service

• 10, 100, 1000 Mbps best-effort service
• Need to share LAN data between multiple sites
• Most cost-effective solution
• Multipoint and “hub-and-spoke”
• Optical and electrical interfaces (10/100 Base-T)

Dedicated Metro Ethernet Service

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

Premium Metro Ethernet Service

• Guaranteed bandwidth up to 500 Mbps (no contention)
• Cass of Service
• Supports VoIP
• Limited VLAN aggregation
• Network monitoring, performance reporting

Metro Ethernet Applications

• Corporate LAN Interconnection
• Voice over IP (Premium)
• Network Attached Storage
• Video
• Pre-press
• CAD/CAM
• Data Backup
• Imaging
• Scientific Modeling
• Streaming Media