Cisco has introduced the Cisco ME 3400 24FS, an enhancement to the carrier Ethernet portfolio of its IP Next-Generation Network (IP-NGN) architecture.

The Cisco ME 3400-24FS Series switch is a cost-optimised platform with a smaller form factor to deliver fiber-based networks to residents of Multi-Tenant Units (MTUs).

The ME 3400 series is designed to enable operators to deliver the 'Connected Life,' extending fiber-to-the-home apartment buildings and other multi-tenant units and allowing deployment of more services more quickly - with lower operational expenses and faster time-to-market.

Cisco also introduced enhancements to its IP NGN carrier Ethernet design. These innovations are designed to enable extension of 50-millisecond (ms) resiliency from core to premise, increase scalability and resiliency, and provide new instrumentation for measuring customer Service-Level Agreements (SLAs).

Cisco has further enhanced the IP NGN Carrier Ethernet design to bring SONET/SDH SLAs to Ethernet, announcing enhancements designed to enable extension of 50 ms recovery from the core to the customer.