Metropolitan Optical Ethernet
What is Metropolitan Optical Ethernet?
Simply put, Metropolitan Optical Ethernet is the ability to expand your Local Area Network across town while avoiding the large costs associated with SONET services. The beauty of the service is in the hand-off to you. Instead of a large router capable of OCx interfaces, Metropolitan Optical Ethernet (MOE) is handed to you as an Ethernet connection. By utilizing an optical link from one location to another, that pesky Ethernet limitation of 100 meters (328 feet) is defeated.
MOE is not a complicated office-to-office VPN solution that requires massive hardware and skill to support. MOE is true Ethernet and behaves as an "extension cable" for your Local Area Network (LAN). When you want to connect multiple locations we simply provide an Ethernet cable to each location and program one or multiple Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN's) for your sites. You simply plug in our provided Ethernet connection at each location and you're connected. ipHouse MOE creates the high speed Ethernet transport for that connection, which is completely transparent to you.
In addition to connecting all of your offices, we can provide a wide range of value added solutions. When programmed to be part of your VLAN, we can provide Internet access for one or all of your linked connections. We can also provide a secure and reliable location for your offsite storage and servers. With MOE, you will be able to connect with your colocated servers at your maximum allotted MOE speed using secure VLAN technology. We can accommodate a single rack mountable server (shared cabinet) to a half-cabinet, full cabinet, multiple cabinets or a cage. We can provide a bandwidth link from 512 kbps up to 1 Gbps for your servers Internet access requirements.
In addition to our MOE solution, your employees can work remotely using our DSL services. When connected to our DSL solution, your remote employees can connect directly to your VPN solution on your network without the need to access the Internet. Their connection to your VPN will have a direct connection via our core network, adding a level of security and speed. Your remote employees may also gain direct access to your colocated servers without using the Internet.
... MOE Scenarios ...
Low cost, secure bandwidth
The ipHouse MOE service combines the power of Ethernet and existing Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) to provide relatively low cost, scalable, and secure bandwidth. MOE provides LAN-to-LAN connectivity between two or more of your locations within the metro area or connectivity from your location to a point of presence (POP) for access to other services. The MOE solution is based on distributed Layer 2 switching and shared transport data bandwidth and is suitable for data applications that include:
- Data file transfers
- Internet access
- Off-site data storage and access to hosting
- Outsourced mail and file server service
- Outsourced application service
- Disaster recovery
Link multiple locations together via Ethernet and share a single Internet access port from 5 Mbps up to 1 Gbps through our state-of-the-art data center.
Here is a sample network topology map. Just imagine the "MOE Cloud" being nothing more than a simple 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch, connected to your Local Area Network.
Benefits
Cost effective:
MOE bandwidth is less expensive than traditional SONET services. You can reduce your total cost of ownership by eliminating the need for specialized wide area network (WAN) support expertise, reducing the cost of WAN equipment with lower cost Ethernet switches and routers, and consolidating server/facilities. Increase your productivity by enabling virtual work groups across a metropolitan area.
Businesses have always been encumbered by high-priced local telco costs for T1, DS3 or OCx circuits. Not only are the circuit costs high, so are the Internet bandwidth fees. In a best-case scenario, the pricing on six bonded T1's equaling 9Mbps is approximately $2950.00 per month. Whereas, a 10Mbps MOE link including Internet bandwidth over our MOE network is only $2,620. You save over $300 per month, and gain 1Mbps. Your bandwidth is also much cleaner and MUCH more reliable.
Flexible:
Scalable bandwidth increments mean you only pay for what you need. And, you have the option of upgrading to take advantage of speeds up to one full gigabit.
Reliable:
It's Ethernet. Complicated SONET technology and expensive routers are removed from the equation. This simpler solution allows ipHouse to provide a 99.95% service level availability goal in its service level agreement (SLA).
Why ipHouse?
Our customers consider us Internet Gurus™. Our lawyers say we should use the term Internet Professionals™. Whatever works for you - we're simply the best at what we do.
We focus on your Internet experience, making it seamless. Our mission is to be the invisible catalyst that makes the Internet a useful, robust tool so you can focus on your business, not ours.
MOE is another tool in our arsenal to deliver that experience. We drop a familiar technology to your location; Ethernet, enabling you to simplify your networks and reduce your costs. MOE provides seamless integration of LANs across multiple locations without investment in new equipment or expertise.
Using Virtual LANs (VLAN), ipHouse can connect multiple sites and maintain complete traffic separation and security for each link. MOE provides any of the following services depending upon your needs:
- A direct Ethernet link for high capacity Internet access
- Stand alone LAN-to-LAN connectivity between two or more locations within the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area
- Connectivity for offsite storage or disaster recovery hotspot
State of the art Data Center
- Option to add-on a secure rack or cage space for your servers
- Redundant power entry
- Redundant telco/fiber facilities
- Full online UPS/battery backup
- Generator backup
- Facility security
- 24/7/365 network monitoring
ipHouse MOE is available throughout most of the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area. Call our Internet Gurus™ for details and a quote.
Equipment that supports VLAN trunking may be required. Physical link via fiber to our network is provided by a local fiber carrier.
All MOE accounts come standard with:
- 20 self-managed e-mail boxes with spam and virus filtering
- Extensive monitoring of availability, usage and latency of the connection
- In addition to monitoring the connection, we can monitor services (mail or web) on your network with notifications sent directly to your cell or pager
- All necessary IP space to route your network correctly
- 1 ipHouse Dialup account with 20 hours / month is included to provide "out-of-band" connectivity and testing for your connection.
Account Features
| ipHouse Metropolitan Optical Ethernet | |
|---|---|
| Price/month: | starts at $945.00 |
| Speed: | 5 Mbps to 1 Gbps |
| IP Space: | as required per ARIN guidelines |
| Statistics: | Availability, Latency, and Usage |
| Monitoring: | up to 12 services for devices on your network (mail, web) |
| E-mail Boxes: | 20 self-managed e-mail boxes with spam and virus filtering |
| Maintenance Access: | 1 ipHouse single channel Dialup account with local or national access |
| Loop: | Carrier neutrality provides the best price for you! |
| Hardware: | Ethernet switch required, managed Ethernet switch required for VLAN, Cisco recommended |
Contact Us
| Sales | 612-337-6320 | Mon - Fri | 8 am - 5 pm | sales@iphouse.com | ||
| 877-337-6320 |