How Metro Ethernet Works and Why Do ISP's Employ Its Technology? | The Communication Blog

Saturday, March 26, 2011

How Metro Ethernet Works and Why Do ISP's Employ Its Technology?

By Jacob Hunter Miranda


A metro ethernet network connection has a location span that is as big as a city area. It uses a group of Layer two and layer three switches and routers using fiber optics connections. This connection is connected with the use of fiber optics to extend the range capabilities of the network compared to local Ethernet connection in the office or home networks.

It is usually used for home consumers and business consumers to connect to a larger system of networks or the Internet. Topology used in Metro Ethernet network is the same as what is being use in the local Ethernet, ring, hub-and-spoke and full or partial mesh but on a larger scale because it uses optic cable. The maximum range of a Fiber optics is 70 km on a single mode with 1550nm core.

It is divided into layers for easy manageability: the Core network which relies on the speed on transmission because it carry bigger bandwidth, Distribution which handles the proper distribution and ensures that signal are accurately routed, and the Access Layer which is the terminating network next to the client side. It is scalable to newest available technology the 10G and the 100G speeds.

MAN Ethernet can be set up as either Ethernet only or over DWDM, SDH or as Ethernet over MPLS. Plain Ethernet uses Ethernet technology in all of its segments. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DMDM) which replaces Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) is a pure packet transport. Ethernet over SDH uses existing SDH equipments to send Ethernet connections to already existing infrastructures. Ethernet over MPLS has Multiprotocol Labeling Switching (MPLS) network technology which allows it to carry Ethernet signals.

With the already existing infrastructures usage, Metro Ethernet can sustain and maintain a lower cost of implementation. You can purchase High Bandwidth capable connection in a much cheaper price. With already existing equipments and infrastructures, Carrier Ethernet will have a lower cost implementation. Because Ethernet is well deployed even on the customer network, Ethernet is easily customizable and configuration is easy to implement. Since Ethernet is now widely used even in the Local Area Network and Service Provider, it is easily connected to the end Network and the Core Network.

This kind of technology doesn't need signal conversion therefore eliminating the need of additional equipment for converting signals from one form to another. With the use of this technology, there was increased in speed and remarkable cut in cost.

With upgrading as one of its benefits, carrier ethernet Services is easy to replace with its simple and easy to follow set-up of disconnecting the Ethernet cabling and replacing the hardware. Redundancy which can be also set-up in different co-location will uptime network with 99% working capabilities.

If a business asks for an upgrade, Ethernet is scalable, and replacing the core layer equipment can promote increase in speed and deploying up to 10GBps with the use of the latest Ethernet technology. Since Ethernet is being used and VLANS are allowed to be set on the Ethernet, the best efficiency of Metro Ethernet VPN can be easily implemented for these structures.

A metro ethernet is very attractive for all this versatility.




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