TECHNOLOGY

Ethernet

Ethernet Over SONET

For transport of next generation Ethernet traffic over existing SONET networks, the HSX 6000 supports two Ethernet-Over-SONET (EoS) framing standards: X.86 and GFP. Both formats are supported over any SONET interface but would typically be used over a SONET VCAT interface (either STS-1-Xv or STS-3c-Xv) for maximum bandwidth flexibility. Additionally, X.86 is supported over DS3 interfaces.