WNC Consultants - Ethernet Services

ETHERNET SERVICES

Ethernet offers businesses a scalable and flexible high-speed connection to the Internet via Ethernet transport facilities. Extensive metro fiber networks enable some Service Providers to provide both the local transport as well as the IP backbone on its own facilities to Ethernet Internet access customers. Some Service Providers offer a variety of Ethernet pricing options so customers pay only for the bandwidth they need while maintaining the ability to gain immediate access to greater amounts of bandwidth.

Companies can also obtain reliable, High Speed Dedicated Internet Access at affordable rates with Ethernet over Copper technology. No longer are you restricted to fiber-networked locations. You can use Ethernet over Copper technology to connect Ethernet customers to an Internet Protocol (IP) networks and provide businesses in select markets with the local transport as well as the IP-backbone on their own facilities.

Features & Benefits

Choose from a variety of High Speed, Dedicated Internet Access Ethernet interface types

	Ethernet (10 Mbps)
	Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
	Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps)

Choose between Full Port and Commit/Burst Pricing Plans

Leverage Low Bandwidth commitments

	1 Mbps on Ethernet
	10 Mbps on a Fast Ethernet
	100 Mbps on a Gigabit Ethernet

Router Flexibility

	Lease an managed Cisco® CPE
	Provide your own, approved, customer-managed Cisco® CPE

Ethernet Dedicated Internet Access Plans

	Ethernet (10 Mbps)	Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)	Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps)
Description	Ethernet access service offering either full port Internet Access or lower speed commitment (beginning at 1 Mbps) with the ability to burst to full port-speed when businesses require more bandwidth.	Ethernet access service offering either full port Internet Access or lower speed commitment (beginning at 10 Mbps) with the ability to burst to full port-speed when businesses require more bandwidth.	Ethernet access service offering either full port Internet Access or lower speed commitment (beginning at 100 Mbps) with the ability to burst to full port-speed when businesses require more bandwidth.

Local Loop	Ethernet access via non-shared, non-fractional owned facility.	Ethernet access via non-shared, non-fractional owned facility.	Ethernet access via non-shared, non-fractional owned facility.

Bandwidth	Ethernet connection delivering speeds ranging from as low as 1 Mbps to the full 10 Mbps port speed.	Ethernet connection delivering speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to the full 100 Mbps port speed.	Ethernet connection delivering speeds ranging from 100 Mbps to the full 1,000 Mbps port speed.
Billing	Price protected flat rate (full port) or flat rate plus usage (commit + burst) Ethernet pricing.	Price protected flat rate (full port) or flat rate plus usage (commit + burst) Ethernet pricing.	Price protected flat rate (full port) or flat rate plus usage (commit + burst) Ethernet pricing.

Key Benefits	Ethernet Internet service offering flexible and scalable high bandwidth solution with potential to grow to a full 10 Mbps.	Ethernet Internet service offering flexible, very high bandwidth solution designed for large corporations and ISPs with the ability to grow to a full 100 Mbps.	Ethernet Internet service offering flexible, very high bandwidth solution designed for large corporations and ISPs with the ability to grow to a full 1,000 Mbps.