RAD unveils price-busting carrier Ethernet NTU — RAD

RAD Data Communications has unveiled a feature-rich Carrier Ethernet NTU MEF-certified SLA-enabled Ethernet services. The ETX-203A is based on the company's newly developed EtherAccess Carrier Ethernet ASIC, which enabled setting the product's price at $400 for high-volume orders. The ETX-203A supports a licensing based, pay-as-you-grow model. This means service providers can minimize CapEx during initial deployment and upgrade key service parameters as their customers' requirements change.

The ETX-203A intelligent demarcation device supports MEF-9 and MEF-14 certified services for EPL and EVPL. It enables service providers to sell excess bandwidth and increase the top line while decreasing OpEx by using its 15 tools for OpEx reduction and SLA management. RAD's EtherAccess Carrier Ethernet ASIC has powerful hierarchical traffic shaping and policing tools per EVC.cos, a complete standards-based hardware-embedded Ethernet OAM suite for wire speed and highly accurate end-to-end performance monitoring capabilities.