Scalable, Flexible and Optimized Network Connectivity
Carrier Ethernet is defined by a number of standards and
recommendations from various organizations such as the Metro Ethernet
Forum, IEEE and ITU-T.
Carrier Ethernet is the use of high bandwidth Ethernet
technology and services for communication among business environment,
academic institutions and government local area networks. Carrier
Ethernet innovation has been driven by the need and demand for simple,
ubiquitous services and the requirement to rapidly scale them to enable
deployment of applications critical to enterprises and service providers
alike.
It provides predictable, cost-effective delivery of a variety
of services. The technology standardizes interfaces, formats and
baseline performance characteristics and includes many new technological
characteristics that distinguish Carrier Ethernet from standard
Ethernet. These features simplify deployment and enable new levels of
multi-vendor interoperability.