Metro Ethernet
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What is Metro Ethernet?
Metro Ethernet is a computer network based on the Ethernet standard that spans a metropolitan area. It's commonly used to connect businesses to the internet or to connect different branches of a business to each other, providing high-bandwidth, reliable, and scalable connectivity.
What other technologies are related to Metro Ethernet?
Metro Ethernet Competitor Technologies
IPVPN
IPVPN is an alternative technology for providing private network connectivity over IP, thus a competitor to Metro Ethernet in that space.
IP VPN
An alternative technology for providing private network connectivity over IP, thus a competitor to Metro Ethernet.
SONET
SONET is a traditional technology used for high-speed transport, providing an alternative transport mechanism to Metro Ethernet for some applications, thus a competitor.
Frame Relay
Frame Relay is a legacy technology that provides WAN connectivity. It is a competitor to Metro Ethernet.
DSL
DSL is a technology used to provide internet access over telephone lines. It is a competitor for last-mile connectivity, though it usually offers lower bandwidth.
ATM
ATM is a legacy technology used for WAN connectivity. It is a competitor for Metro Ethernet.
DMVPN
DMVPN is a competitor technology for creating VPN networks, and provides an alternative to Metro Ethernet.
TDM
TDM is a method of transmitting multiple signals over a single channel. It competes with packet based protocols like Ethernet, and as such, Metro Ethernet.
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Metro Ethernet Complementary Technologies
Advanced Voice
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Metro Ethernet can be used as the transport technology for advanced voice services, making it complementary.
MPLS
MPLS can be used over Metro Ethernet to provide traffic engineering and VPN services, and is thus complementary.
VoIP
Metro Ethernet can provide the underlying network for VoIP services, making it complementary.
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Which job functions commonly mention Metro Ethernet?
Network Engineer
0.3% of all Network Engineer jobs mention Metro Ethernet
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Network Administrator
0.2% of all Network Administrator jobs mention Metro Ethernet
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Customer Engineer
173 Customer Engineer jobs mention Metro Ethernet
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Account Executive
351 Account Executive jobs mention Metro Ethernet
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Sales
814 Sales jobs mention Metro Ethernet
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