This paper describes a new class of product that can be used by service providers to dramatically reduce the costs associated with delivering one of today's most demanding and ubiquitous services: private-line or leased-line service.

Developed by Axerra Networks, AXN Pseudo-Wire Gateways and Access Devices™ enable these carriers to provide Pseudo-Wire services, offering both "legacy" and emerging services over converged IP/MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) infrastructures.  Legacy services comprise those communications services that enterprises and business users rely on today, including leased-line, Frame Relay, ATM, and full-featured TDM voice.

This paper focuses on the Circuit Emulation Pseudo-Wires (CE-PWs) that provide leased-line services for entire T1/E1, T3/E3, as well as Fractional T1/E1 services.  Adopters of Pseudo-Wire technology are afforded the opportunity to reduce total operating costs while at the same time:

• Preserving complete transparency to applications and protocols, even proprietary protocols
• Requiring no change in customer premise equipment or its configuration
• Maintaining compatibility with both voice and data applications by preserving time slot alignment
• Retaining the security that their customers' businesses depend on
• Preserving reliability and quality of service (QoS) through ongoing performance monitoring and visibility into traffic statistics
• Utilizing a service that provides a seamless migration path to emerging IP services

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