Ethernet services are widely embraced by both service providers and business customers for their high bandwidth, scalability and cost-effectiveness. Delivering them under an SLA relies on a clear demarcation point, where the service provider’s network ends and the customer’s network begins. This boundary defines who is responsible for what, simplifies troubleshooting and gives the SLA its contractual reference. Ekinops Ethernet Access Devices sit at this point with built-in SLA monitoring, service activation testing and backup options, and can extend beyond demarcation to IP routing for more complex services.
Ekinops Ethernet Access Devices support a wide range of business services from a single demarcation point.
“We are extremely pleased by the operational efficiency that the 1651 remote SAT testing has provided. Instead of rolling a truck to each site and using dedicated test equipment, we can use the built-in generator/reflector validate SLA on demand.”
“We were familiar with Ekinops’ strong technical capabilities and personalized, collaborative approach. Highly responsive and agile, Ekinops has delivered a flexible, open and cost-effective solution that aligns with our needs today and in the future.”
“Thanks to Ekinops’ CPE solutions tailored to our requirements, we are systematically developing our service offering while at the same time achieving sustainable cost savings. Reducing the number of CPE models we use gives us additional flexibility, simplifies management across the entire device lifecycle and improves the customer experience.”
Ekinops enables service providers to deliver standards-based Business Ethernet services including E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access and E-Transit. Its MEF-certified Ethernet Access Devices provide customer-edge demarcation, service activation testing and built-in OAM capabilities to help ensure consistent, carrier-grade service delivery across enterprise sites.
Ekinops Ethernet Access Devices support automated service activation testing using industry-standard methods such as RFC 2544 and ITU-T Y.1564. This allows service providers to validate bandwidth, latency, packet loss and overall link performance before handing the service over to the customer, helping ensure that the connection meets the agreed SLA from day one.
The EAD demarcation devices embed Link-OAM, CFM-OAM and ITU-T Y.1731 Quality-OAM natively, continuously measuring latency, jitter and packet loss without impacting live traffic, so no external probes are needed. At turn-up, automated RFC 2544 and ITU-T Y.1564 activation tests produce a birth certificate that can be archived as a record of the link’s performance.
With an additional IP routing license, Ekinops Ethernet Access Devices extend beyond demarcation to IPv4/IPv6 routing, with routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, virtual routing (VRF), VRRP redundancy and IP QoS. The 1647 also offers an SD-WAN option. Ethernet demarcation and IP routing can run simultaneously across different physical or virtual interfaces.
The devices support a standard CLI for manual operation and NETCONF/YANG for automated workflows. OneManage adds zero-touch provisioning, centralized configuration and software management, and connects to OSS/BSS systems through a REST northbound interface.
