COMMUNICATIONS TEST & MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS
EtherNID GE
Ethernet Services Demarcation Point
Key features
The growing demand for Ethernet Services is exploding
everywhere.
Carriers contending in this competitive market space are faced with several
challenges:
• Setting a clear Demarcation Point between the Customers' and
the Carriers' Ethernet Network
• Implementing Operations, Administration and Maintenance
(OAM), to reduce OPEX and minimize truck-roll
• Assuring End-to-End Service Level Agreement (SLA) parameters
• Offering Carrier-Grade Reliability
All of this while avoiding any impact on network performance and
keeping CAPEX at a minimum
The Accedian EtherNID™ GE Ethernet Demarcation Device (EDD) offers the solution to these
challenges by implementing standards-based OAM and loop-back capabilities. Providing a Per-
formance Assurance Agent™ (PAA™) allows measuring and tracking End-to-End SLA parameters
such as Latency, Jitter, Packet Loss and Availability in a continuous manner, while the service is run-
ning.
The EtherNID™ GE can also be used as a last-mile delivery vehicle by providing an optical or electri-
cal port extension to Metro Ethernet Access Platforms.With 2 SFP receptacles, and 2 tri-rate RJ-45s,
the EtherNID™ GE's Universal Architecture allows the user to mix and match medias and upgrade
last-mile fiber from 100M to GigE with no truck-roll.
Furthermore, the EtherNID™ GE's high-performance Fast-Thru™ engine minimizes intrinsic
packet-jitter and latency of the device (0.6 microsecond), thus allowing the deployment of multiple
units along an End-to-End Ethernet Service Path without introducing any significant latency or
jitter to the service itself.
The EtherNID™ GE's ports can also be configured for Monitoring where external test devices can be
connected to perform non-intrusive, in-service troubleshooting, thus offering Layer 1 to 4 visibility
in each direction independently or combined, a function that carriers are used-to with traditional
demarcation devices but lacking from current Ethernet service delivery methods. Furthermore,
intelligent wire-speed filters can be applied to selectively monitor specific traffic.
Additionally, the EtherNID™ GE can be optionally line-powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE)
and offers a fail-over bypass circuitry (electrical) for added reliability.
The EtherNID™ GE interacts seamlessly with Ethernet OAM compliant devices, supports SNMP,
comes with an embedded Web GUI and can be optionally managed via a Management VLAN.
Designed very cost effectively for volume deployment, the EtherNID™ GE unlocks the business-
case for High-Performance, manageable Metro Ethernet service delivery in the last-mile.
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