COLT's IP VPN service features impressive SLAs and xDSL and Ethernet in the first mile access across its 13-country footprint, and while competitors may have larger networks, COLT is achieving grea...

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COLT's IP VPN service features impressive SLAs and xDSL and Ethernet in the first mile access across its 13-country footprint, and while competitors may have larger networks, COLT is achieving greater momentum in terms of customer wins. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, list of buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and ... More >>

COLT's IP VPN service features impressive SLAs and xDSL and Ethernet in the first mile access across its 13-country footprint, and while competitors may have larger networks, COLT is achieving grea...

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Ethernet or Oc3 Bandwidth - What Do You Choose?

Is Ethernet or OC3 bandwidth the right choice for a network solution for your business? How would you make that decision?

If you are talking about a network operator / service provider and assuming your links are above 1 Gbps .... most likely you will need both OCx/EoS and Ethernet. After all you need to interconnect with other networks. If you have links below 1 Gbps at the access or core sides of the network then you would have to use OCx, most likely. Although some people tend to say that for a new network you can do whatever you want, reality is another thing.

OCx/STM-N are known for their reliability and predictability and still have quite a good precense in long haul. These are migrating to EoS (VCAT, LCAS, GFP) and OTN but they won't satrt to become "pure" Ethernet until 43G and supposedly there won't be any difference at 100G so Ethernet could prevail adopting some of the reliability factors and DWDM compatibility from OTN. There is still long ways to go before the true convergence. In fact IEEE HSSG and ITU-T are working together to assure neither one reinvents each other's wheels. Perhaps, if they succed, we would see single physical interfaces that could handle both: Ethernet for end-to-end connectivity and OTN for transport applications.

If you are thinking forward, perhaps you need to add OTN and EoS to your transport/core infrastrucure so it is ready for the future and yet flexible to interconnect to other peers using OCx, or deliver services below 1 GigE using EoS. People claiming they get "pure Ethernet" from their providers may not be paying attention to the EoS add/drop box that was delivered with the service contract and it is in fact receiving packets and shooting OCx frames back to the central office, or it arrived at a near aggregation location via OCx/EoS and then radioes to the customer premisses (perhaps over an internal OCx link too).

Below 1 GigE rates (I believe) there is no good way to deliver Ethernet directly to the customer (access network). it always has to be wrapped on some sort of (unreliable) transport scheme like VDSL, SHDSL, DOCSIS,... This is (in my opinion) what's keeping SONET/SDH alive. Once we all have fiber and beyond 1GigE then there is no issue. You would be able to go Ethernet/OTN all the way.

While Ethernet is becoming quite widespread and cost effective, often times the A and Z locations may require a decision in favor of OC3. SONET being readily available, it may be more cost effective (yes - even including the WAN module for OC3) in some locations. For the same A and Z locations, if both Ethernet and OC3 are available, I would pick Ethernet due to the ease of integration as long as the cost is within ~ 65% of the OC3 circuit.

OCx has history, resilience, and capacity, and is subject to suppliers wringing every last cent out of it as an asset given the emergence of long(er) distance Ethernet.

"Choose wisely", says the Templar Knight in Indiana Jones and the Final Crusade... likewise here. Unless you are committed to a long-term contract on OCx, don't extend it unless your business and application requirements say you won't need Metro-E flexibility until the end of the extension period. Even then, negotiate for huge concessions and/or cost-free upgrade to Metro-E at the end. As cost competitiveness of a service is based on the amount of market share: Metro-e /10GB-e will dwarf OCx over time.

Lastly, choose OCx/Metro-E service based on achievable and measurable SLAs first ..... then nail the supplier to the floor on price (as you do .... or .... you should do).

Michael is the owner of FreedomFire Communications .... and author ofBroadband Nation. Michael also authors Small Business Resources Cafe with resources, tools, tips, & insights for small businesses. The Cafe is always open. So .... grab a cup of Joe & sit awhile!

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Japan Wide Area Ethernet and IP-Based VPN Services 20092013 Forecast and 2008 Analysis

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This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J904010) presents an analysis of the Japan wide area Ethernet service and IP-based VPN service market trends in 2008, as well as market forecasts in 2009–2013. The main trend observed was the measures taken by communication carriers for new wide area Ethernet services between 2008 and 1H09. With NTT Communications' launch of partial bandwidth-guaranteed Ethernet access services in the market, IDC e... More >>

Japan Wide Area Ethernet and IP-Based VPN Services 20092013 Forecast and 2008 Analysis

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NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 - Router + 8-port switch - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet - 1U - external

• A high reliability Internet connection sharing router and 9 port switch for small and medium busines
• Dual WAN ports for load balancing and automatic failover
• Supports up to 200 simultaneous IPSec VPN Tunnels
• SNMP Manageable
• Bundled ProSafe VPN Client software (five-user license)

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High Performance, Manageable Dual WAN Security Firewall At the heart of your office network, NETGEAR's high performance security appliance, ProSafe™ VPN Firewall 200 offers a complete security solution for small and medium sized companies. This rack-mountable, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall is equipped with support for up to 200 security associations (VPN tunnels). The FVX538 can serve as a DHCP Server, supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)... More >>

NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 - Router + 8-port switch - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet - 1U - external

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Opteman ? Fiber Optic Ethernet

A lot of individuals nowadays are generally often on the go - the majority of us wants to get things done immediately! As much as enterprise is concerned, the majority of us wants things to have carried out quickly in order to earn cash speedier and also in order to accomplish that, we would need quick equipment to be able to help all of us get things completed in a flash.

Is your company communications rely on network connections so as to obtain much more things performed? Have you been using a trusted network support to transmit files from your primary server to other locations? If you are still concealing inside a cave, then it is time for you to come out and see the light with .

is a program that's supplied by providers like AT&T to customers who crave quick along with top quality connections. users can use several connections to communicate with various other consumers by simply utilizing Ethernet LAN packets running over optical fiber either inside or perhaps as access to the support provider's network.

The service supplies a Layer 2 switched metro Ethernet program therefore customers like you can easily connect 2 or much more locations within a metro support area. OPTEMAN now offers virtual point-to-point, multipoint-to-multipoint, and point-to-multipoint information configurations.

OPTEMAN is often a accommodating and also trusted assistance that's able to fulfill any of your rising Ethernet wants simply by giving speeds from 5Mbps to 1Gbps! It is usually created combined with Cisco products in order to offer you scalable optical services in metropolitan areas.

can support a lot of transport information configurations and employs both physical and virtual connections in order to meet the needs of your organization. In addition to that, the support utilizes EVCs or Ethernet Virtual Connections to transmit Ethernet LAN packets which go beyond optical fiber to your very own intraLATA network.

This OPTEMAN assistance is also capable of transmit world-wide-web access to a network-based VPN assistance. uses a router, switch, or bridge, and also the fiber transport will be able to connect customers like you to network terminating devices in some of your own selected connections, and you might be given the selection when to connect to the support.

Therefore what are aspects of the program? The EVC or Ethernet Virtual Connection has the ability to cross the physical connection in between the Ethernet cloud. On the other hand, the Ethernet port, interface and transport transmits from the network terminating equipment at locations. Quite cool huh?

Author is an AT&T <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href='http://www.dmsstl.com'>master solution provider from Digital Management Solutions</a> who specializes in helping customers make the most out of their communication and network needs. He works tirelessly to provide powerful, efficient and cost effective solutions, such as <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href='http://www.dmsstl.com/index.php?page=opt-e-man'>Opteman services</a>, to address clients' communications needs.

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NETGEAR FVS328 ProSafe VPN Firewall with Dial Back-up - Router - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet - external

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NETGEAR's ProSafe VPN Firewall with Dial Back-up is a low cost, high-performance network solution that furnishes multidimensional security. Fully equipped and broadband-capable, this Virtual Private Network (VPN) firewall comes with connection insurance: a built-in serial port for dial-up access. This practical feature means your business can maintain operation if your broadband Internet connection fails. It lets you retain an analog or ISDN modem for emergency back... More >>

NETGEAR FVS328 ProSafe VPN Firewall with Dial Back-up - Router - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet - external

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