Ethernet VS Carrier Ethernet

Ethernet vs. Carrier Ethernet

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Technology is in constant development and evolution. That is why today, we will focus on explaining the main differences between Ethernet and Carrier Ethernet.

The world is constantly connected through communication. According to the Mexican INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography), 70.1% of the Mexican population six years and older are Internet users. That wouldn’t be possible without C technology.

Ethernet is the preferred network technology. Its ubiquity and popularity have taken it a step beyond the LAN network. Similarly, in almost every other aspect of the network infrastructure.

Similarities and Differences Between Ethernet and Carrier Ethernet

Let’s start by explaining what Carrier Ethernet is. It is an Ethernet technological application that allows network providers to offer Ethernet services to their customers. It provides Internet access and communication between local area networks (LANs) of businesses and academic, private, and government organizations.

Its services and standards have been defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The MEF has also developed certification programs and fostered the global adoption of Carrier Ethernet. Its main characteristics, which differentiate it from Ethernet, are:

  • A Carrier Ethernet serves many organizations, while a LAN Ethernet serves a single organization.
  • A Carrier Ethernet covers a wide area; therefore, it expands outside a single building. On the other hand, an Ethernet serving a LAN is usually inside a building.
  • To connect to a Carrier Ethernet, the entire organization connects to a particular operator’s Ethernet port, whereas in an Ethernet LAN, each user connects to a dedicated Ethernet port.

Characteristics

  • Standardized services: Provides standardized and ubiquitous services. Such services are Ethernet virtual private line, Ethernet virtual private LAN, and Ethernet virtual private tree.
  • Reliability: Carrier Ethernet must detect failures and recover from them without affecting users. Reliability is achieved through Service Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (SOAM).
  • Scalability: Services must be scalable; iConverter NIDs provide scalable bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps.
  • Quality of Service (QoS): Carrier Ethernet must provide QoS in its services. Performance is kept through SLA (Service Level Agreements) for voice, video, and data.

Carrier Ethernet Is the Absolute Winner!

Factors that drive the adoption of Carrier Ethernet include the need to reduce carrier networks’ costs. This can be achieved by deploying convergent networks. That is why they combine business, residential, and wireless traffic to create economies of scale. Any company or network operator can achieve significant savings. This is possible through the convergence of carrier networks and corporate networks.

Contact us if you wish to learn more about this topic. At NGIN Services, we offer services for the telecom industry with state-of-the-art solutions. Contact us!

El rol de la fibra óptica en el futuro de la Red 5G

The Role of Optical Fiber in the Future of 5G Network

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We live in times when the deployment of a last-generation mobile network has given rise to high expectations thanks to the great benefits it brings. Thanks to 5G networks supported by optical fiber infrastructure, this digital transformation is taking place.

The purpose of the 5G network is to improve the speed of communication and the number of people who can be connected to one access point at remarkably high speeds with less latency.

However, it is necessary to have optical fiber previously installed to achieve these objectives. This will give the advantage of using the same infrastructure by only changing the transmission devices.

This is because we are approaching a hyperconnected world where demands for telecommunication infrastructure will grow. Furthermore, they will be more central to economic performance and improvement in people’s standard of living.

The Role of Optical Fiber in 5G Technology

Implementing optical fiber technology can be costly. However, advantages usually outweigh implementation challenges.

 Fiber Optics offers higher bandwidths with less attenuation, resists electromagnetic interference, and has less latency. Likewise, thanks to improved multiplexing technologies, it can accommodate increased capacity in the same structure.

This means that, aside from business and logistics-related aspects, fiber infrastructure will drive the growth of 5G networks.

Moving Forward Into the Future

The COVID-19 crisis put the strengths and weaknesses of many companies to the test, particularly those of their IT areas. Teleworking, TV broadcasting, and other services are competing for broader bandwidth. That is why interest in 5G has increased.

Nevertheless, 5G technology still faces various challenges, some of which can be expected considering that it is still at an early stage and takes shape depending on the wireless providers’ spectrum.

Another limitation is coverage. Today, if an area does not have towers with optical fiber connections supporting 5G, it will be left outside its spectrum. Today, this is restricted to major metropolitan areas.

Optical fiber networks are the path on top of which the construction of information super-highways must continue.

Recent studies from universities such as Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT have proven that a strand of fiber can carry more than 44 Tbps. This is one million times faster than the current internet speed available to the average user in the United States.

5G Network and Society

Unquestionably, 5G technology will mark the beginning of an era with greater network performance and speed. Aside from generating new connected experiences for users (hyperconnectivity), it will bring a series of benefits for society.

Furthermore, patients in the health sector will be monitored using connected devices to track key indicators such as heart rate and blood pressure, and remote procedures will be performed in real-time.

5G technology will also benefit the automotive sector; thus, in combination with ML-driven algorithms, it will provide traffic and accident information.

At NGIN Services, we support your company in making the leap to 5G hyperconnectivity. We offer architecture-based solutions that allow your organization to improve operations. Contact us!

¿Eres un proveedor de servicios de comunicación? Tienes que conocer más de las Redes de Borde

Are You a Communications Service Provider? You Must Learn More About Edge Networks

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We live in a world where new users, applications, and large amounts of content are generated. This demands edge networking connectivity like never before. As a result, companies must invest in infrastructure to stay competitive and updated in the market.

According to the Global Hybrid Workplace Survey 2021 conducted by Aternity, 83% of business and IT decision-makers estimate that at least 25% of their employees will continue to work in hybrid mode after the pandemic. This helps us predict that those companies will call for edge networking solutions. It will also allow them to work remotely, rapidly, and securely.

Let’s take a closer look at metro networks and next-generation edge investments.

Next-Generation Edge Networks

Today, applications and data are stored in one or more data processing locations. These locations can be private data centers or public clouds. In general, data centers are located far from the user. That gives rise to inefficiencies from a bandwidth and requirements perspective. Here is where next-generation edge networks become relevant because they help eliminate inefficiencies.

The main problem with metro networks and edge networks is that they were built with excess capacity. It was thought that highly equipped networks would consume the largest bandwidth demand. The problem with this is that it has become very inefficient, costly, and risky. Why? Because communications service providers lack visibility into how they are using their assets in real-time and cannot optimize their resources.

Based on these metro and edge networks’ problems, an adaptive network is being created today. This network is based on programmable infrastructure. It is thus guided by data-driven analytics and intelligent automation, adopting key openness, security, and scalability principles. A more simplified approach to next-generation metro and edge architecture can be delivered through the adaptive network. This all starts with IP/optical convergence: IP Adaptativa™. It also provides advanced network performance and routing visibility that enables convergence: IP Adaptativa™. It also offers advanced network and routing performance visibility, enabling enhanced IP automation.

With these solutions, telecommunications service providers will be able to explore data rapidly. As a result, they will accelerate multiple-layer network optimization.

Last Generation Solutions

Under the guidance of an adaptative network vision, NGIN can support the most strategic use cases of next-generation edge networks. We have in-depth knowledge of next-generation network requirements and an extensive service portfolio. NGIN Services offers agile solutions to the conflicts or challenges you might be experiencing.

Contact us. We want to learn more about your operation and contribute to your growth.

El papel del borde de la red para el funcionamiento del internet

The Role of Edge Networking in the Operation of the Internet

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We live in an age where people spend more time surfing the Internet than any other activity. This, together with 24/7 connectivity, means that an increasing number of users are accessing the web via their smartphones. It is essential to talk about edge networking to stay one step ahead of this growth.

This brings the question: how will it be possible to have billions of users connected simultaneously? As we have already stated, the answer lies in edge networking.

Edge networking is the network infrastructure layer. It is where devices are connected to the corporate network or the Internet, and it allows us to understand the scope and constraints of daily tasks. Edge networking, for example, is key to the operation of 5G. By reducing latency, connected devices can operate at higher speeds.

With an IT infrastructure that allows edge computing, communication between devices becomes faster and easier.

Edge Networking Drives Business Growth

Today, IT leaders can readily identify the value of edge networking. Similarly, they appreciate the potential to improve their business processes and access greater business opportunities.

For instance, edge networking enables disruptive technologies such as 5G, IoT, IIoT, or AI. To drive new business opportunities, IT leaders need to know the most promising use cases and tap into them.

In the telecommunications industry, edge networking has made it possible to develop more user-friendly mobile applications that offer enhanced customer experiences and services and fewer cyberattacks on IoT devices, among other things.

COVID-19, in addition to isolating millions of people around the world, also caused an upswing in online content consumption. For this reason, consumers are turning to ultra-high-speed, low-latency digital experiences.

Edge networking is the information access point for companies and, as such, is a critical point for optimizing the user experience, thus becoming the catalyst for business success.

This is particularly evident in retail. By boosting digital sales capabilities, e-commerce has become even more relevant in the B2C and B2B markets.

Computing and the Financial Sector

Edge network computing is becoming critical to e-commerce by improving the use of data and reducing the cost of analyzing it at the edge rather than sending it to the cloud first. This is because businesses can no longer afford to accept the unavoidable latency introduced when data needs to be sent to the network to be processed.

In the financial sector, edge networking also plays a fundamental role. Banks and other financial institutions need to offer high-quality service and better user experiences to attract more customers.

However, managing large volumes of data coming in from multiple access points can slow down operations.

Edge networking can strengthen this sector and improve the customer service experience while reducing costs and ensuring compliance with standards.

There is no question that edge networking data centers will be critical to business development and other aspects of daily life, helping to reduce network latency and provide a better experience to end-users.

At NGIN Services, we help your business get the most out of edge networking. In this way, we can support you to boost your organization’s growth.

Cloud Metro de Juniper, impulsa los servicios de la red 5G

Juniper Cloud Metro powers 5G network services

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The 5G network is poised to become the great revolution of our time. It will allow a speed that until recently seemed impossible, along with greater capacity and stability. Expectations are high since it will enable enhanced access to enhanced communication between IoT-connected devices. This means that all devices will be virtually interconnected. How can that connectivity be achieved? With infrastructure such as Juniper’s Cloud Metro. It offers exceptional user experiences over a smart-converged service network.

Let us take a closer look into Juniper’s Cloud Metro, the next generation of the 5G network.

What is Cloud Metro and how does it work?

  • Cloud Metro is a multi-service structure that enables consistent user experiences for cloud services. This means that through network splits, service recognition technology, and cloud-scale capacity it will provide users with the services they request. At the same time, it eliminates operations’ costs and complexity.
  • Juniper’s Cloud Metro combines a scalable IP services fabric, service intelligence, and automation. It is a solution that offers great opportunities for service providers and businesses to transform their networks and play a central role in digital ecosystems.
  • With Cloud Metro, you can enjoy benefits hardly found in one solution. For example, interface speeds, cloud-scale links, and the latest plug-in transceiver technologies. As well as metro platforms that meet synchronization requirements. In addition, you will feel more confident since it offers a more accurate synchronization for low latency 5G business services.
  • All Juniper’s Cloud Metro platforms offer the same automated, consistent behavior, and the One Junos® experience. An unprecedented integration of silicon and software which defies the limits of networking performance.

Overcome 5G Network challenges

At the imminent dawn of the era of 5G, IoT and cloud offer an incredible opportunity for businesses across all sectors and a host of new and overwhelming challenges. Many of these can only be addressed by operators and their transformed networks. However, network operators will not be able to meet these challenges by relying on static solutions from the past. The type that offers a limited scope and demands constant manual operation.

 

With Cloud Metro, network operators can reduce the costs and complexity of siloed architectures. More importantly, they can add unique value to new 5G network applications. Thus, becoming the only player in the digital ecosystem that brings cloud resources and intelligence closer to the end-users. These provide lower time latency and ensure optimal performance to enable next-generation digital experiences.

 

Contact us. We know you’ll be amazed by the transformation Juniper’s Cloud Metro can bring to your cloud services.

El futuro de la red 5g

The future of the 5G network and its impact on society

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The telecommunications industry is on the edge of a new era. Multiple advances are coming together to change the essence of the world. From how we communicate and work, to how we relate to our environment. And here, the future of the 5G network plays a critical role.

5G technology is characterized mainly by speed. The future of the 5G network promises a revolution in the way we communicate around the world. Businesses, of course, won’t be left out.

Many organizations are transitioning their network infrastructure to advanced wireless technology. Thus, enabling innovation and gaining a competitive edge. Moreover, many experts see the future of the 5G network as critical for business growth.

This means that 5G is not considered an improvement over the current IT infrastructure, but as a real opportunity to transform businesses. From the way they operate to the products and services they offer.

A world of benefits with the 5G Network

As we mentioned earlier, the future of the 5G network is not simply an evolution of the current 4G network. The 5G network is shaping up to be an authentic overhaul to address the ever-increasing demand for mobile traffic over higher radio frequencies, which will pave the way to a fully connected society.

Higher speed

The first benefit of the 5G network infrastructure is speed. Some experts estimate that speed will be ten times higher than the speed accomplished by 4G technology. Thus, operators are scrambling to gain bandwidth positioning to offer users the highest possible data speeds.

Lower latency

In addition to higher speed, the future of the 5G network will add lower latency. Which is the time that passes between the moment a command is issued and the time it is displayed on the screen. Meaning that latency time could be shortened from 10 ms with 4G to 1 ms in 5G.

Higher network density

Another advantage is the support for a higher density of connected devices. For example, 5G’s ultra connectivity is expected to bring a ten-fold increase in connection density. Meaning that we could see up to one million devices connected per square meter.

The future world goes hand in hand with the future of the 5G Network

5G technology is not limited to practical user-related cases. Beyond homes or businesses, this wireless technology will enable instant transmissions of large amounts of data. Likewise, it will create a better connection between the digital and physical worlds.

Additionally, 5G network will enable breakthroughs in transportation, with better traffic management and support for devices such as autonomous vehicles.

Healthcare will also benefit by allowing doctors to use virtual reality to treat patients remotely.

The future of the 5G network will change how we see the world and how we relate to it and other people. Allowing greater interconnection between the physical and digital worlds.

At NGIN Services, we are ready to help your company step into the future. We offer customized IT and network solutions with free access to service providers and enterprise customers. We design, build, and maintain international networks with end-to-end experience. We are always supporting our clients and boosting the efficiency of their business operations. Contact us to learn more about our solutions.