Common LE-OS Operating System

All Service Concentration Switches from World Wide Packets are based on a common LightningEdge Operating System (LE-OS) code base designed to deliver consistent benefits across all Ethernet concentration and distribution configurations. World Wide Packets architected LE-OS from the start to deploy advanced carrier-class Ethernet services – including “hard” QoS, video Multicast services, VLAN translation, and OAM management – that take advantage of the proven scalability and affordability of Ethernet.

Figure — LightningEdge Operating System

The common LE-OS operating system code base used in all Service Concentration Switches deliver important advantages for the network operator. First, by using a common operating code base, World Wide Packets is able to easily and quickly deploy the latest Ethernet technical advances across its entire product line. For example, the Service Concentration Switches deliver the latest Operations, Administration and Management (OAM) capabilities based on IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard as well as Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE 802.1ag, pre-standard). And World Wide Packets is one of the first Ethernet vendors to receive Metro Ethernet Forum MEF 14 QoS/traffic management certification across its entire product line of Service Concentration Switches.

A second critical advantage of using the common LE-OS operating system code base is interoperability with legacy Ethernet equipment. World Wide Packets is committed to standards-based Ethernet implementations, and, as a result, LE-OS platforms from World Wide Packets deliver both interoperability with legacy Ethernet equipment as well as industry-leading network services based on the latest advances in Ethernet technologies from standards bodies like IEEE, IETF and the Metro Ethernet Forum.

The third critical advantage of the common LE-OS code base is the improved efficiency and cost savings of having a common “look and feel” between all World Wide Packets Service Aggregation, Service Concentration and Service Delivery Switches. The common LE-OS code base enables a single deployment model in the distribution of configuration files, reduced training, and integrated network management with service provisioning—all of which greatly reduce ongoing operational expenditures. All LE-OS platforms, for example, use a common command line interface (CLI) and Management Information Base (MIB) so operators can leverage management tools and training between World Wide Packets’ platforms. Similarly, the LE-OS auto activation capability enables World Wide Packets platforms to be automatically activated thereby reducing the operational expenses associated with Moves/Adds/Changes operational expenses and simplifying overall management of the network.

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• Introduction
• Configuration Flexibility
• Common LE-OS Operating System
• Carrier Class QoS
• Robust Multicast Support
• Reliability and Resiliency
• Carrier Class OAM

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