Actelis Networks said this week it will use the NXTcomm show to spotlight its carrier Ethernet over copper gear, including its new ML 640 Intelligent Ethernet Access Edge Switch. Mobile backhaul and remote DSLAM backhaul are among the latest solutions developed by Actelis and will also be showcased at NXTcomm.

The ML 640 Intelligent Ethernet Access Edge Switch, introduced in February, is an intelligent, standards-based Ethernet device at the access edge, enabling more flexible provisioning of Ethernet services, better traffic management and improved operations efficiency, said Mehmet Balos, chief marketing officer and president of the Americas for Actelis. It pioneers use of Ethernet switching at the customer premises using copper access, he said, and builds on Metro Ethernet Forum standards to do so.

“As service providers are turning up more subscribers and wanting to attach more than one customer to their CPE, they demanded more intelligence at the edge so they could guarantee SLAs [service level agreements] for each customer,” Balos said. “What we have done with the ML640 is added an extra layer of Ethernet switching intelligence. That gives a service provider more control and flexibility, using Ethernet virtual circuits (EVC), over how traffic is controlled and provides intelligent traffic management. You can get very granular in terms of using one port and carving up bandwidth per customer and within that customer’s profile, per service.”

In addition, Actelis will be releasing its new “Carrier Ethernet Solutions Guide,” which illustrates how service providers can deliver carrier Ethernet over copper services to the education and healthcare markets, as well as how the technology can be deployed to address the emerging applications of mobile backhaul and remote DSLAM backhaul. The guide will include an interactive CD-ROM.