Ethernet continues to demonstrate its resilience against time, technical and market limitations. Service providers are making the move to Ethernet to offer enhanced data services and lower capital and operating costs through a converged packet transport fabric. To meet growing demand and match capabilities of previous technologies, equipment suppliers and service providers must evolve Ethernet for it to continue to thrive. Carriers are seeking to simplify their networks by converging to a common operations solution that combines: the low cost and networking flexibility of packet processing with the determinism, OAM (operations, administration, and maintenance) capabilities and operational attributes (reliability, quality of service and scalability) found in their circuit-based infrastructure.
Gridpoint Systems is responding to this demand through the introduction of innovative Carrier Ethernet access solutions that enable service providers to offer scalable, resilient Ethernet SLAs across wireless and wireline networks. Combining hardware and software, Gridpoint Systems’ Ethernet access portfolio incorporates a unique blend of service and traffic management which optimizes the delivery of voice, data and video to existing and green-field networks.