Datasheet

Data Sheet

Figure 2. Layer 2 VPN Service

Layer 3 VPN Service

Layer 3 VPN is another popular offering from service providers. Its benefits include a single control

plane over different transport technologies, advanced QoS, and high security. With the Multi-VPN

Routing and Forwarding Customer Edge (Multi-VRF CE) feature, the Cisco ME 3400E Series

provides a separate routing-table function for each customer to help ensure separation of

customers’ routing information (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Layer 3 VPN Service

Mobile Backhaul Service

With the explosion of mobile data traffic, service providers need more bandwidth in their mobile

networks. Ethernet, with attributes such as simplicity, scalability, and low cost, has become the

mobile backhaul solution that many service providers have turned to in order to provide the

required capacity for data traffic. The Cisco ME 3400E Series provides features such as +24V DC,

redundant power supplies, and an extended temperature range (up to 65°C depending on the

model and configuration – see Table 9 for more details), which are critical for mobile backhaul

deployments. In addition, the Cisco ME 3400E Series includes Ethernet OAM and traffic loopback,

which help service providers to remotely monitor and troubleshoot traffic at distant cell stations.

The Cisco ME 3400E Series also helps service providers to deliver flexible Layer 2 SLAs with

advanced QoS features.