Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Introduced by Metro Ethernet Forum for Standardized Ethernet Services

Carrier Ethernet is undeniably one of the most important communications technologies to have been developed over the last three decades. Also known as high-performance Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet is quickly becoming the copper and fiber connection service of choice – and for good reason. To start, Carrier Ethernet consolidates services onto a common infrastructure, controls network communication costs, and enables more tailored services for businesses and operators.

Carrier Ethernet is an extension to the switched circuit Ethernet protocol that is nearly the universal for Local Area Networks (LANs). Carrier Ethernet eludes bandwidth bottlenecks that can arise when a proliferation of small networks are connected to a single larger network. With minimal configuration requirements, Carrier Ethernet is capable of accommodating all types and sizes of businesses as well as individual residential computers.

It’s well known that LAN Ethernet networks have a distance limitation, particularly those running on 6 twisted pair/Cat 5e copper wiring. However the Metro Ethernet Forum – an alliance of leading service providers, major incumbent LECs, top network equipment vendors, test equipment vendors and other prominent networking companies that share an interest in metro Ethernet – has put a set of standards in place that both manufacturers and carriers have agreed to work within, making long distance Ethernet a possibility.

The Metro Ethernet Forum is a non-profit organization chartered with the mission of accelerating worldwide adoption of Carrier Class Ethernet networks and services. Earlier this year, Metro Ethernet Forum introduced Carrier Ethernet 2.0. When compared to its predecessor (Carrier Ethernet 1.0), Carrier Ethernet 2.0 expands the set of defined standardized Ethernet services from 3 to 8.

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