Metro Optical and Ethernet Services

AARNet’s Layer 1 Metro Optical Services allow you to take full control of your metropolitan network architecture.

Use Cases

Layer 1 Metro Optical services are most useful for:

• Building private metro networks across multiple locations within a metro area
• Full control over network architecture
• Specialised framing types, such as Fibre Channel

Features

• AARNet can custom build Wavelength-division multiplexed circuits (either CWDM or DWDM) or provide Dark Fibre to enable you to build your own network over metropolitan distances
• You can light these links with your own optics, enabling a high degree of control over framing type and speed

 

Service	Type	Availabiltiy	Questions?
L1 Metro Optical	Private layer 1 point-to-point CWDM, DWDM and Dark Fibre	Enquire	Contact us

AARNet’s Layer 2 Metro Ethernet Services enable customers to custom-build metropolitan Ethernet networks inexpensively and easily.

Use Cases

Layer 2 Metro Ethernet services enable institutions to:

• Build private metro networks across multiple locations within a metro area
• Ensure layer 2 transparency including trunked VLANs and Quality of Service
• Manage their own IP overlay networks

Features

• AARNet provides and manages the lower level optical connectivity
• Releases networking teams to focus on higher level functions

 

 

Service	Type	Availabllity	Questions?
L2 Metro Ethernet	Private layer 2 point-to-point and multipoint	Enquire	Contact us