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ntl:Telewest Business acquires Ethernet certification
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May 3, 2006
ntl:Telewest Business has become the first European service provider to receive certification for its National Ethernet product from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), a global alliance of 70 telecoms organizations.
With this certification, ntl:Telewest Business has also become a member of the alliance and joins AT&T, Bell South, Cable Vision Lightpath, Qwest and Verizon as the first batch of service providers to receive certification confirming compliance with MEF’s global Carrier Ethernet Service at Light Reading’s Ethernet Expo Europe 2006 event in London.
ntl:Telewest Business’ National Ethernet product, which brings LAN performance to the WAN, underwent three stages of certification, covering analysis of the product offering and stringent lab and field testing to prove that its Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) met the MEF 9 specifications. MEF’s key criteria required the offerings to be truly interoperable to enable global networking. In order to meet Carrier Ethernet service standards, ntl:Telewest Business’ National Ethernet product had to demonstrate rapid service creation, smooth scalability to 10 Gbps, end-to-end protection, robust service level agreements and flexible support for voice, Internet and multicast traffic.
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