Vitesse transforms carrier model to monetize Ethernet business services

CAMARILLO, USA: Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. broadened its Carrier Ethernet Switch Engine portfolio with Jaguar-2 (VSC7468), a turnkey, single chip solution for MEF CE 2.0-compliant delivery of business services over public and private cloud networks.

Jaguar-2, with Vitesse Service Aware Architecture (ViSAA), delivers the industry's most advanced Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) and Service Activation Testing (SAT) capabilities, including wirespeed RF2544 and Y.1564, to remotely provision Ethernet-based business services on demand, monitor and troubleshoot issues. This highly granular level of control enables carriers to readily monetize their service offerings.

The ability to support MEF Carrier Ethernet specifications is a now checklist item for service provider equipment in today's networks. Jaguar-2 delivers on these requirements by embedding these functionalities in hardware, radically changing how carriers can differentiate and monetize their service offerings in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Recent market analysis highlights Ethernet as the preferred protocol for business connectivity, with global Ethernet bandwidth surpassing legacy data bandwidth in 2012. According to Vertical Systems Group, the Ethernet services market is forecast to exceed $49 billion by 2017. Driving this growth is the demand for dynamic, high speed bandwidth for cloud-based applications and data services in industries ranging from education, healthcare, financial services, and government to more traditional IT and Enterprise services.

"Ethernet business services are a strategic revenue driver for service providers, whether they're telecom carriers, cable MSOs, or Carrier Ethernet retailers, and the market is increasingly competitive," said Erin Dunne, director of research services at Vertical Systems Group. "Service providers are looking for ways to differentiate their offerings, including faster service turn-up and meeting a widening range of SLA requirements."