Unified Cloud Fabric for Metro
Break free from MPLS and accelerate metro Ethernet services for the cloud era
Services enabled by Pluribus Metro Networking
Carrier Ethernet services
Deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant Ethernet services, including point-to-point E-Line and multi-point E-LAN and E-Tree, for commercial and wholesale customers.Cloud Interconnect Services
Enable enterprise hybrid multi-cloud strategies with dynamic software-defined cloud interconnection to public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and other cloud-based services.Enterprise WAN/VPN
Deliver secure multi-tenant layer 3 VPN services for enterprise-wide area networks (WANs) without traditional MPLS infrastructure.Consumer Triple Play Aggregation
Aggregate traffic from any access networks to support high-performance broadband Internet and streaming video.Value-added Managed Services
A fully software-defined Pluribus metro network fabric provides a strong foundation for building value-added managed services, such as storage-as-a-service for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) or managed security services.Carrier Ethernet services
Deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant Ethernet services, including point-to-point E-Line and multi-point E-LAN and E-Tree, for commercial and wholesale customers.
Cloud Interconnect Services
Enable enterprise hybrid multi-cloud strategies with dynamic software-defined cloud interconnection to public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and other cloud-based services.
Enterprise WAN/VPN
Deliver secure multi-tenant layer 3 VPN services for enterprise-wide area networks (WANs) without traditional MPLS infrastructure.
Consumer Triple Play Aggregation
Aggregate traffic from any access networks to support high-performance broadband Internet and streaming video.
Value-added Managed Services
A fully software-defined Pluribus metro network fabric provides a strong foundation for building value-added managed services, such as storage-as-a-service for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) or managed security services.
Software-defined Metro Network Architecture
Converged Metro Network Core Deployment
Broadband Internet service providers (ISP) and cable multiple system operators (MSOs) can build a converged layer 3 network core (underlay) that is fully integrated with the software-defined services overlay to securely deliver both consumer triple play traffic and resilient Ethernet services for business and wholesale customers. The underlay is built on open, disaggregated switching platforms based on the latest commodity silicon. The Pluribus Netvisor ONE OS with Unified Cloud Fabric software runs on every switch, enabling creation of a robust underlay network using standard layer 3 routing protocols such as BGP, and the software-defined services overlay.
Virtual Metro Network Services Overlay Deployment
With Pluribus Metro Networking, service providers or enterprises with an existing metro network can easily add a completely virtualized overlay network to deliver dynamic, agile metro Ethernet, VPN and cloud interconnect services. Open networking switches enabled with the Netvisor ONE OS and Unified Cloud Fabric can be deployed at the edge of the existing network where needed, and expanded as driven by service demand to ensure rapid return on investment. The Netvisor ONE-enabled switches interoperate seamlessly with any IP or transport network using standard L2/L3 protocols, and services are completely software-defined in the overlay network, so new services and new revenues can be added without any change in the existing network.
Network Management and Orchestration
Pluribus Metro Networking solutions include Pluribus UNUM software for complete network management and analytics, including graphical service provisioning and data visualization. In addition, a full-featured REST API enables integration with service provider management and orchestration systems.
Advantages & Benefits
| Pluribus Metro Networking Advantages | Benefits |
|---|---|
| ✓ Virtualized services overlay architecture abstracts services from underlying infrastructure | Simplify service provisioning and operations by eliminating the need to provision services in every network node |
| ✓ Virtualized services overlay can be deployed over any existing IP or transport network and any topology | Deliver new Ethernet, VPN and cloud interconnect services without large upfront capex investment or requirement to rip and replace |
| ✓ Controllerless SDN automation enables completely software-defined service provisioning with a single action | Accelerate new service delivery and time to revenue while reducing operations cost and complexity |
| ✓ Choice of open disaggregated switching platforms based on commodity silicon with VXLAN hardware acceleration | Break free from MPLS cost, complexity and vendor lock-in without compromising on performance or resilience |
