A pervasive revolution is occurring inside corporate LANs. New technology is standardizing on Gigabit Ethernet NIC cards that deliver premium networking power directly to end users at their desktop. That’s because 100mb of bandwidth just simply isn’t sufficient when delivering applications like multimedia file transfer, video conferencing, storage networking solutions, and e-business operations across your LAN.

The real challenge is when an IT Network Manager needs to connect islands of LANs running at Gigabit Ethernet speeds throughout a metro area – reaching more departments and end users. The present alternatives for connecting locations with “high bandwidth” DS3s, and ATM, and Frame Relay services are extremely limited in terms of flexibility, bandwidth and cost. Not too mention that they are not “high-enough” bandwidth for the rapid growth that your enterprise network is experiencing.

By combining private optical fiber with the versatility of Ethernet, Netelligent has created a service that IT departments can take advantage of to solve critical bandwidth issues – between your Enterprise locations.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Netelligent Metro Ethernet service is an enterprise business solution that provides simple, efficient, and secure managed optical Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. It transparently connects customer LANs together to seamlessly run Ethernet applications within the metro area.

A simple, cost effective business tool for enabling:
• Fast deployment of Ethernet LAN extensions between on-net buildings
• Ease of network and system integration of new locations and acquired businesses
• Simple and incremental addition of future business applications
• Network consolidation - elimination of duplicate services
• Reduces number of network connections per customer location
• Unification of multiple applications across a single network
• Fewer contracts, fewer providers, better control



FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Private optical network . Netelligent dedicates 2 strands of dark fiber in a point-to-point network. Customers enjoy greater security because the fiber is not shared with other traffic. Customers also enjoy higher reliability because Netelligent will not be making changes to other customers’ traffic on the same fiber.

Ethernet is the common interface for all of your primary networking requirements . And Netelligent adds premium networking power between your LANs. Where there used to be a bandwidth bottleneck, MetroEthernet opens up an opportunity to connect and communicate at a higher level.

Enables Plug and Play Provisioning. Built with simple networking gear (Cisco Ethernet switches), with Common Ethernet interfaces. Customers get a comfort level that the technology will be easy to install, manage, and upgrade as your business requirements change.

Getting you where you need to go. Metro Ethernet service is applicable to all buildings connected to Netelligent high speed fiber backbone. Extend your LAN into many corporate locations. Service activiation is possible within rapid time frames, with service turn up in 30 days a reality.

Upgrade to new services rapidly . Once you have a single MetroEthernet connection into your primary business locations, ordering additional MetroEthernet-driven services is a no-hassle event.

Control. IT network managers looking for flexibility to provision multiple services to support multiple applications will find the value proposition compelling. Once in place an IT network manager can provision virtually any circuit size in 1mbps increments up to the Gigabit Ethernet limit using VLANs. From this perspective Netelligent Metro Ethernet is an alternative for ATM, FRAME, T1, DS-3, OC-3 and OC-12.

More bandwidth than you’ll need at affordable prices. 1 gig is typically more than most customers need today; however, the key advantage with metroethernet services is that you are paying the price for two DS3s (which is 90 mbps capacity).



SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND SLA
• Netelligent will monitor the service using an out-of-band management channel (frame relay circuit) and management router installed at the customer premise.
• Netelligent'ss NOC is 7x24x365, located in Reston VA
• 2 hour response/ 4 hour MTTR with outage credits applicable for time out of service.


MARKET AVAILABILITY
Downtown Montreal, Quebec City, New York Metro Area.