With PPL Telcom’s Gigabit Ethernet, you have the flexibility to increase and decrease bandwidth on demand and interface with existing LAN protocols. Transporting data at speeds from 10 Mbps up to 1 Gbps, you get a secure optical network with the ease of Ethernet and the benefits of SONET.


FEATURES
• Available for metro or regional applications.
• All-optical architecture.
• Scalable from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps.
• Point-to-point, point-to-multi-point or multi-point to multi-point configurations.
• Transparency.
• Flexible contract terms.


BENEFITS
• Expand reach into new high-growth markets.
• Maximum flexibility and control of your business.
• Reduced costs through efficient data transport options.


METRO OR REGIONAL
Available within a metropolitan area or regionally across PPL Telcom’s Optical+IP Network.


ETHERNET OVER OPTICAL ARCHITECTURE
PPL Telcom’s all-optical network combines the cost-effectiveness of Ethernet and the flexibility of dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) with the unparalleled diversity and redundancy of SONET through resilient packet ring architecture.


SCALABLE BANDWIDTH
Select bandwidth in increments ranging from 10 Mbps to a full 1 Gbps and rapidly increase bandwidth.


GUARANTEED END-TO-END QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS)
Optimize network performance with industry-leading service level agreements (SLAs).


FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATIONS
PPL Telcom’s Gigabit Ethernet offers the ability to create partially meshed networks within or between metropolitan locations, which reduces costs of legacy private line and frame relay networks.


TRANSPARENCY
Send packets transparently as if your locations were directly connected. Full support for jumbo frames, VLAN tagging and VLAN stacking.