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RAD Data Communications 2011 Catalog
ETHERNET OVER FIBER
Hardware-based Ethernet OAM and
performance monitoring for SLA assurance
The device includes a complete Ethernet OAM
suite that supports Ethernet Link OAM (IEEE
standard 802.3-2005, formerly 802.3ah),
Ethernet Service OAM (IEEE 802.1ag) and
Performance Monitoring (ITU-T Y.1731). These
are enhanced with a built-in RFC-2544 test
generation engine, as well as Layer 1, 2 and 3
diagnostic loopback capabilities with MAC and IP
address swap.
Featuring ultra-fast, hardware-based processing
capabilities, the ETX-203A performs OAM and
PM measurements in under 1 microsecond with
maximum precision.
The device offers advanced SLA assurance tools,
including user-defined KPI (key performance
indicators) threshold configuration, real-time
SLA violation alerts and per-flow daily statistics
reporting.
Remote provisioning and traffic management
The ETX-203A allows efficient handling of multi-
priority traffic on a per-flow basis. It enables
multi-criteria traffic classification as well as
metering, policing and shaping to help carriers
rate-limit user traffic according to pre-defined
CIR (committed information rate) and EIR
(excess information rate) profiles.
Enhanced quality of service is further supported
by a hierarchical scheduling mechanism that
combines Strict Priority (SP) and weighted fair
queue (WFQ) scheduling, as well as weighted
random early detection (WRED) policy and color-
sensitive P-bit re-marking packet editing
functionalities.
Uplink resiliency and protection
The ETX-203A supports dual homing link
redundancy and Link Aggregation (LAG) using
802.3ad LACP. In addition, EVC path protection
is supported with Ethernet Linear Protection
Switching per ITU-T G.8031.
Management and security
The ETX-203A features flexible management
capabilities, including local management via an
ASCII terminal (RS-232). In addition, remote
management can be performed either inband
using the network or user ports, or out-of-band
using a dedicated management port, while
maintaining separation between management
and user traffic via the use of VLANs. Advanced
FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Administration,
Performance, Security) and diagnostic tools are
provided by RADview-EMS, RAD’s carrier-class
element management system, via an SNMP-
based GUI.
The ETX-203A also supports a variety of access
protocols, including CLI over Telnet, SNMP, and
TFTP. Incorporated security features include
Secure Shell (SSH), Web-based Secure Socket
Layer (SSL), SNMPv3, RADIUS and Terminal
Access Controller Access-Control System
(TACACS+), as well as management access
control list (ACL).
The ETX-203A features a compact design and is
ideal for limited space installations.
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Demarcation device for SLA-based
Ethernet business services
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MEF-9 and MEF-14 certified for EPL,
EVPL services
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Two FE/Gigabit Ethernet network ports;
two FE/Gigabit Ethernet user ports
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Enhanced traffic management with
multiple shapers and H-QoS per EVC/
EVC.CoS
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Ethernet OAM, performance monitoring
and built-in RFC-2544 tester
capabilities; L2/L3 diagnostic loopbacks
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ITU-T G.8031 Ethernet Linear Protection
Switching
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RADview-EMS management; CLI
configuration
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Ultra-low cost for end-to-end service
and transport demarcation
The ETX-203A Carrier Ethernet demarcation device
delivers SLA-based business services to the
customer premises over native Ethernet access.
The ASIC-based ETX-203A is extremely price-
competitive, ensuring SDH/SONET-like
performance and five nines (99.999%) reliability
for IP VPN and VoIP transport, as well as for
dedicated Internet access and Layer 2 LAN-to-LAN
services, all with differentiated quality of service
and end-to-end monitoring.
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ETX-203A
Carrier Ethernet Demarcation Device
Customer Premises
LAN FE/GbE
Customer Premises
ETX-203A
FE/GbE
E-Line (EVPL), SLA, OAM (Y.1731 with thresholds)
FE/GbE
VoIP, LAN,
IP-VPN
ETX-203A
FE/GbE
VoIP, LAN,
IP-VPN
FE/GbE
ETX-203A
FE/GbE
VoIP, LAN,
IP-VPN
Carrier
Ethernet
Network
FE/GbE
VoIP
ETX-212A
P-VPN
ETX-1002
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