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Bringing Optical Ethernet to the First Mile (EFM) with Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Metro Ethernet Access Solutions Ethernet in the First Mile Solutions The Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Ethernet in the First Mile solutions enable service providers to accelerate their growth and profitability with a service portfolio to bring optical Ethernet connections to its customers. The modular Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series provides the per-subscriber traffic management, security, performance, and quality-of-service (QoS) mechanisms needed by network operators and service providers to deliver revenue-generating data, voice, and video services. With the introduction of the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Supervisor Engine III, network operators can now extend control and intelligence to the metro edge in their Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) networks. Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Supervisor Engine III delivers an extensive feature set for metro Ethernet customers. Key features include nonblocking integrated Layer 2-4 performance at 48 Mpps, multilayer Cisco IOSŪ Software services with IP routing, advanced QoS, sophisticated traffic management, and comprehensive security. Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series 48-Port 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Line Card allows service providers to run point-to-point Gigabit Ethernet fiber links over single-mode fiber within the access or distribution layer of the network. This new line card provides industry-leading density of up to 240 ports of IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX per Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series system. The 48-Port 1000Base-LX line card also is the first module in the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series to accommodate small factor pluggable (SFP) optics. An SFP is a smaller form factor version of today's widely deployed Gigabit interface converters (GBICs), and allows for a higher density of Gigabit Ethernet connections on a single line card. Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series 48-Port 100BASE-FX Line Card provides another alternative for the access or distribution layer of the Cisco EFM solution for those customers choosing to deploy optical Fast Ethernet over multimode fiber. This new line card can provide up to 240 ports of IEEE 802.3 100BASE-FX per Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series system. Cisco Optical Network Terminator (ONT) 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Series enables service providers to build metro access networks with Gigabit Ethernet. This remotely manageable, environmentally hardened device provides a cost-effective demarcation point between the service provider and customer networks. The Cisco ONT 1031 is the first product in this series and converts between 1000BASE-LX in the service provider network and 10/100/1000BASE-T at the customer network. The copper interface reduces the capital investment in the home or business network gateway, and the customer or service provider saves the investment in the fiber connectivity while being able to activate new services by upgrading an inexpensive, all-copper gateway. Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE 1105) is a hardware-based management system for metro access networks that supports the Cisco ONT 1000 Series, and enables complete remote management and troubleshooting of the customer demarcation point for optical Ethernet over fiber. Remote management and diagnostics reduces operating expenses and increases profitably by eliminating unnecessary visits to the customer premises. The Cisco ESSE runs on the Cisco 1105 hardware, and automatically discovers all Cisco ONT 1000 Series devices in the metro access network, applies the designated configuration, and instantly begins collecting statistics and management information. Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) Version 3.0 provides centralized access control and management of user access to network infrastructures. Because it includes support for standards-based IEEE 802.1x user authentication of switched LAN users on the Cisco Catalyst Family of switching platforms, the Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 now provides access control framework capabilities to manage user access from Ethernet LAN clients or wireless clients by using the new Cisco Secure ACS Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) module. Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 provides network access control support to the growing network user population for a variety of Cisco devices and services, including support for the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series EFM solutions, for improved scalability and performance. Cisco CWDM GBIC SOLUTION allows scalable and easy-to-deploy Gigabit Ethernet services. The Cisco Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs) and CWDM Optical Add-Drop Modules (OADMs) enable the design of a flexible and highly available multiservice network.Additional Resources:
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