Metrodata is pleased to announce the availability of the MetroConnect range of solutions for LAN Extension and Ethernet Service Delivery.
Until today, Metrodata has offered a range of products for Ethernet LAN Extension over PDH/SDH WAN links in the form of single E1, E3/DS3 and STM1/OC3 connections. These products offer robust connectivity with minimal configuration for ease of deployment and the range has proved popular with both Enterprise and Service Provider customers.
For the MetroConnect family continues to support both basic LAN Extension, with full backwards compatibility with the existing products, but now offers a much greater range of connectivity options, advanced management and the flexibility of 3rd party compatibility to enable their use in 'Ethernet Service Delivery' applications by Telecoms Service Providers.
Specifically, products are available for Ethernet extension applications via:
- Single T1 or E1 WAN links (both framed and un-framed)
- Multiple T1 or E1 WAN links, through 'bonding' of up to 4 or 8 WAN circuits
- Single E3 or DS3 WAN links (both framed and un-framed)
- Dual 'bonded' E3 or DS3 WAN links
- STM-1 / OC-3 WAN links (offering full 155Mbps bandwidth)
- Serial connections, including X.21, V.35, EIA-530, HSSI and LVDS, often used to interface with Radio or Satellite Modem equipment.
For maximum flexibility of Ethernet connectivity, the range will feature both Copper (RJ45) and SFP fibre (SFP) ports, supporting 10/100 or Gigabit speeds. Ethernet 'Jumbo' Frames will also be supported across the range.
The new family supports both Cisco-compatible HDLC and GFP, enabling these devices to be deployed in 'single-ended' application, i.e. potentially as CPE equipment connected back to a Carrier 'aggregation' platform. In this way, these devices are suitable not just for Corporate point-to-point' Ethernet Extension applications, but also for Ethernet Service Delivery/Demarcation applications for Carrier Networks.
To further support Carrier deployment, the range supports the following features:
- IEEE 802.1q VLANs
- IEEE 802.1p priority queuing for QoS
- IEEE 802.3ah 'link OAM', now a significant requirement for Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery.
Each product in the range is available both as a stand-alone device with AC or -48V DC Power Supply variants or alternatively in module format for use within the high-availability MetroConnect Ethernet Service Delivery Platform.
For full details of both the MetroConnect MC12000 platform and our new Managed LAN Extension / Service Delivery products, refer to the 'Ethernet Service Delivery' under the Product section of this Web Site.
