With an Ethernet VPN, you connect your company locations based on the Ethernet standard, effectively creating one large Local Area Network (LAN). As a result, an Ethernet VPN is an excellent solution for companies with multiple sites that want to create a single corporate network without major network changes or exchange large amounts of data between locations.
Connecting multiple locations
With Ethernet VPN, you have the ability to connect two or more sites. Two locations are connected using a point-to-point E-VPN. If more than two locations need to be connected, we create an any-to-any E-VPN.
Point to point
A point-to-point Ethernet VPN connects two locations directly using Ethernet. It is possible to choose between overbooked or non-overbooked connections between the various sites. In MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) terminology, this is also referred to as an E-Line.
Any to any
An any-to-any Ethernet VPN connects at least two locations with each other. It is possible to link hundreds of sites based on an any-to-any configuration. By default, 1,000 MAC addresses are allowed. Expansion with additional MAC addresses is available at an extra cost. In the case of an any-to-any E-VPN, traffic is not routed through a central location. All sites can communicate directly with each other. An any-to-any Ethernet VPN can easily be expanded with additional locations. In MEF terminology, this is also known as an E-LAN.
High speeds in a switched network
Ethernet VPN is available from 2 Mbit/s up to 10 Gbit/s. E-VPN is a service operating on Layer 2 of the OSI model. The use of routers to interconnect business sites is therefore no longer necessary. An Ethernet VPN is also referred to as a Metro Ethernet Connect (MEC) and is a switched network. In a switched network, data traffic is transported not by IP addresses but based on MAC addresses. This allows you to maintain full freedom in your own IP numbering plan.
By integrating various Ethernet standards, it is ensured that it feels as if all business sites are directly connected, with traffic automatically transported from site to site via a transparent infrastructure running on Layer 2 of the OSI model.
Available everywhere in the Netherlands and beyond
We provide Ethernet VPN throughout the Netherlands, regardless of the geographical location of your sites. Within the Netherlands, Ethernet VPN can be implemented in both Point-to-Point and Any-to-Any configurations.
In addition to business sites in the Netherlands, your international branches can also be connected to the Ethernet VPN. Thanks to our international network, we can deliver Ethernet VPN in large parts of Europe and the rest of the world.
High flexibility & availability
An Ethernet VPN is an extremely flexible solution for connecting business locations. Hundreds of sites can be connected to a single Ethernet VPN. For each business site, you can specify which carrier (physical connection) is used to deliver the connection to the Ethernet VPN. Depending on your needs, an Ethernet VPN can be delivered via Business Fiber, a microwave link, Ethernet over Copper, or a combination of these carriers.
By implementing redundant connections for all or specific sites within the Ethernet VPN, availability levels of 99.9% or higher can be achieved. This provides you with a reliable network that easily adapts to future business changes.
Retention of your own VLAN configurations
In our core network, we use VLAN Tagging to keep traffic from different Ethernet VPNs separated, while allowing each Ethernet VPN to use its own internal VLANs. This is made possible because our core network supports Q-in-Q (802.1ad). We assign each Ethernet VPN a unique VLAN ID within our core network.
For all incoming traffic, we add an extra VLAN tag with the corresponding VLAN ID, which is removed once the traffic leaves our network. Thanks to Q-in-Q support, it is possible to efficiently and securely transport traffic from different Ethernet VPNs across our network without requiring additional hardware or protocols, while allowing each Ethernet VPN to retain its own VLAN configurations.
No network architecture barriers
With Ethernet VPN Virtual Extensible LAN (EVPN-VXLAN), organizations are given the ability to manage their campus and data center networks through a single unified framework. EVPN-VXLAN decouples the physical network architecture from the virtual network architecture. This enables organizations to provide both Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity to all their devices while maintaining a consistent network architecture.
EVPN-VXLAN allows organizations to use applications that still operate on Layer 2, as well as newer applications that run on Layer 3 of the OSI model. This is achieved by virtualizing Layer 2 networks and encapsulating the traffic of these applications into Layer 3 UDP packets.
Through virtual tunnels, the traffic is then transported across the network. This creates the impression that all traffic is carried within a single network, while in reality multiple networks are being traversed. EVPN-VXLAN has therefore evolved into a widely adopted standard that bridges the gap between the campus, the cloud, and the data center network.
