Network Management for Metro Ethernet Services

The Cisco Metro Services provides an integrated offering focused on managing metropolitan networks and services with main target on Metro Ethernet and associated Metro Optical that provides for simple operations resulting in lower Operations Expenditures (OPEX) and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). It is a specific implementation designed, built and tested to purpose—successful offering and operation of metro services. Supporting the Metro Ethernet and Metro Optical solutions offered by Cisco, Cisco Metro Services addresses service fulfillment, service assurance, and service billing needs for speedy implementation from market entry to wide scale deployment. This includes a “plug-and-play” architecture allowing easy integration of legacy and new applications, increasing the ROI of the network itself—a key requirement of the metro network operator. This Cisco solution can be used to manage a variety of metro network services including:

• Transparent LAN Services (TLS)
• Ethernet virtual circuit
• Optical private line over SDH/SONET
• Ethernet over SDH/SONET
• Internet Access
• Layer 2 access to VPN
• IP MPLS VPN
• Subscriber Management for ETTx

Taking advantage of this integrated solution reduces the operator's time to market enabling a quicker capture of the higher revenues produced during early technology adoption. As a pre-tested, pre-integrated solution that includes Design Implementation Guidelines documentation and support available from Cisco implementation services, Cisco Metro Services can reduce a service provider's risk.