Yipes opts for RAD converters to extend Ethernet over legacy nets
AUGUST 22, 2006 -- Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc. (search for Yipes) and Carrier Ethernet vendor RAD Data Communications (search for RAD) are working together to extend Yipes Ethernet services across leased DS-3 and OC-3 facilities.
Yipes operates a global native Ethernet network that leverages 14,000 route-mi of fiber infrastructure. To reach off-net customer locations, Yipes extends its core fiber-based Ethernet service over leased SONET facilities. By mapping the Yipes service over DS-3, OC-3, and in the future OC-12, Yipes can reach all customers, even when the customers are beyond the reach of the Yipes fiber-based core network.
RAD's RIC family of intelligent converters is used to bridge between the Yipes Ethernet network and the leased TDM lines. "RAD's RIC products provide a reliable and cost effective means for extending our Ethernet service over leased lines in service areas beyond the reach of our network," said Kamran Sistanizadeh, CTO and co-founder of Yipes. "We are continually working to expand our network and add POPs in strategic locations. At the same time, RAD's technology also allows us to meet the rapidly increasing demand for managed Ethernet services through leased-line connectivity."
Yipes cited its ability to extend services across legacy infrastructure as an important advantage in building on its recent growth. For the first half of 2006, Yipes posted the best revenues in its history, growing its core services 51 percent over the previous year.
RAD's RIC family of intelligent converters enables service providers to extend their Ethernet footprint by delivering transparent wire-speed Ethernet services over DS-3 or OC-3/STM-1 lines. They are designed to provide simple, efficient, and cost-effective bridging of Ethernet with support for Q-in-Q VLAN tagging, QoS prioritization, simple set-up, and a full range of management capabilities and diagnostics. RAD is also currently testing a version for transport of Ethernet over OC-12 facilities.