RAD is a global leader for telecom access solutions. As an industry pioneer for over 40 years, RAD reliably supplies worldwide communications service providers and critical infrastructure operators with best-of-breed Ethernet access devices, industrial IoT gateways, 5G xHaul, and Operational WAN solutions. Offering always-on connectivity from anywhere, along with data-driven, AI-powered actionable insights, RAD is distinguished for its supply-chain stability, which outsteps the market in delivery times. Founded in 1981, RAD serves as the anchor of the $1.6 billion RAD Group, an umbrella of independent companies that develop diverse networking and data communications solutions.
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Carrier Ethernet for L2 Business Services

Carrier Ethernet Access and Aggregation

Easily plan, deploy, provision, and maintain SLA-based business services over any access: fiber/copper/TDM/mobile

Your Benefits

Carrier Ethernet

demarcation switch up to 100G

Double Fiber Capacity

while
avoiding costly new 
fiber/transceiver deployments with
BiDi QSFP 100G/400G adaptors

Industry Certification

MEF 3.0 certified with standard NETCONF/YANG northbound interfaces

Cost Effective

aggregation with dynamic edge support for monitoring and policing

vCPE

functionality at the customer edge for introduction of value added services

Enhanced

service provisioning, visibility and reporting using RADview Service Manager and RADview Performance Monitoring portal

Elevate Your Network Efficiency with RAD's MEF-Certified Carrier Ethernet and Automation Solutions

 

Choose RAD’s MEF-certified Carrier Ethernet with automation support over any access. RAD allows you to deliver uninterrupted VPN services and offer your customers attractive pay-as-you-grow pricing to support their evolving needs. RAD's ETX solution shortens your Time to Cash by using readily available LTE or broadband networks to deliver Ethernet services to your customers. Automated on-boarding installation enables you to reduce costs and minimize truck rolls, while service lifecycle management shortens time to repair.

Featured Products

Carrier Ethernet Network Demarcation MEF 3.0 certified ETX-2i
ETX-2i

The ETX-2i provides MEF 3.0 demarcation and aggregation over any access, including over LTE/broadband. Its FPGA architecture flexibly adapts to future customer needs.

 

BiDi QSFP28 DD Adaptor
BiDi QSFP28 DD Adaptor

This simple-to-deploy bookend solution is ideal for network service providers, cloud providers, data center operators, and enterprise network operators wishing to better utilize their existing fiber. BiDi QSFP28 Adaptor allows them to simply pair a small form-factor passive adaptor with any fiber QSFP transceiver. This reduces the need for costly fiber trenching and frees up fiber for other services.

MiNID® Sleeve
MiNID

Part of RAD’s vCPE Toolbox portfolio, the MiNID enriches the Service Assured Access offering with software-defined functionalities for enhanced demarcation, remote monitoring and fault isolation, as well as remote packet capture and micro-burst measurement capabilities. MiNID also provides instant upgrades for legacy switches and routers, as well as for vCPE platforms and COTS servers. This helps service providers, mobile operators and wholesale carriers introduce new services quickly and with better quality of experience (QoE) while increasing operational efficiency and lowering costs. Remotely managed via CLI, web interface and SNMP, it features zero-touch provisioning for fast and simple installation and does not require dedicated training.

ETX-2 Network Termination Unit Equipment & Network Interface Devices Family
ETX-2

The ETX-2 is MEF Carrier Ethernet 3.0-certified for E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access services, as well as delivering TDM pseudowire over packet networks. Supporting high capacity service provisioning per EVC/EVC.CoS, flexible classification and H-QoS traffic management, ETX-2 offers accurate and scalable service testing as an RFC2544 test device as well as performance monitoring. The ETX-2 is supported by RADview management and enables a variety of protection mechanisms. It also offers NEBS-compliant and environmentally hardened enclosure options.

RADview Performance Monitoring
RADview

The RADview features a network element manager, end-to-end service manager for Carrier Ethernet services, performance monitoring portal for ongoing monitoring of Ethernet and IP services, D-NFV orchestrator for virtual machines and application services at the customer edge, and a network planner for resource optimization and capacity planning.

Featuring client/server architecture with multi-user support, RADview provides intuitive graphic representation of network clouds, links, nodes, end-to-end services, and network status indication. Fully ITU-T FCAPS compliant, it offers security management supporting user access profiles and allowing network partitioning.

Resources

White Papers

  • CSP Survey: L2 Business Services and 5G xHaul
  • vCPE Market Outlook
  • Application Guide: Managing the Carrier Ethernet Service Lifecycle

Presentations

  • The Secret to Fast Carrier Ethernet Service Roll Outs in Underserved Areas

Application Briefs

RAD in the News

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