Ethernet services

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With increasing bandwidth demands coming from the new breed of web-enabled applications, the speed and reliability of your network have become essential components of business success.

Ensure your business is properly equipped to meet these challenges by accelerating the speed of your network with Ethernet services from Bell. Bell offers two distinct services – Ethernet Internetworking and Ethernet Internetworking Priority – giving you the flexibility to choose the right solution for your business.

Ethernet Internetworking (EI) is ideal for organizations that need to connect multiple locations. It is suitable for connecting LANs, data centres and remote sites. EI offers multiple class of service options over a single access, uses an economical network user interface and offers speeds from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps.

Ethernet Internetworking Priority (EI Priority) is ideal for organizations that need higher speeds, low latency and secure point-to-point connectivity. It supports applications requiring high availability, low latency and high bandwidth, such as data centres, hosting centres and business continuity systems. EI Priority offers speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.

Ethernet Internetworking

Ethernet Internetworking service from Bell is an effective and economical way for businesses to enable high-bandwidth connectivity between locations. This monitored and managed service allows you to leverage our industry-leading private optical network to connect teams across the country.

Features and benefits

Ethernet Internetworking service offers a range of speeds and network configuration options that can be tailored to maximize the efficiency of your infrastructure. At the same time, its flexibility allows you to retain control of critical network functions like IP addressing and firewall management. You also have control over bandwidth usage.

This service provides a variety of flexible features and benefits including:

Class of service options at all bandwidth levels for easy customization
Choice of access speeds from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps
Network management and full support from skilled technical personnel
Stringent service level agreements (SLAs) and service level objectives (SLOs)
24/7 help desk – offers a single point of contact for customer support
Extensive national reach with access points in over 100 Canadian cities

Ethernet Internetworking Priority (EI Priority) service

EI Priority service from Bell is a high-speed connectivity service that allows you to better control your IP-routed, high-bandwidth networks and your storage and business continuity systems.

This service is ideal for enterprises that need point-to-point connectivity at speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps in order to support low-latency, time-sensitive tasks such as data storage, business continuity, imaging and financial trading.

Features

Your business can now enjoy the performance of Bell's next-generation optical infrastructures, which offer speed, efficiency and traffic management flexibility with the simplicity and cost savings of an Ethernet interface.

Ethernet Internetworking Priority service from Bell offers:

Control over your IP routing
Low latency
High bandwidth
Speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps
Performance that scales to meet your needs
Security and reliability
Ease of management

Benefits

EI Priority service from Bell:

Simplifies your network interconnectivity – it doesn't require complex configurations or specialized hardware
Improves connectivity performance and control over IP-routed, high-bandwidth networks, storage systems and business continuity systems
Builds your competitive advantage for high-volume, high-speed and mission-critical applications

Why Bell?

As a Canadian leader in converging information and communications technologies (ICT), Bell helps businesses improve performance and speed time-to-market.

Bell Ethernet services are guided by Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) standards, providing you with independent assurance that our Ethernet network behaves and performs according to service level specifications and recognized international standards.