PowerNet Global Communications (PNG), an emerging national wholesale and retail carrier, began offering “ATM-Grade SLAs” for IP services. The carrier is using Axiowave Networks’ XCR128 service convergence router across the IP network of its wholly owned Aleron Broadband Services. New services include Toll-Quality VoIP, ATM-Grade IP-VPNs, and ATM-Grade transit.
PNG/Aleron is now guaranteeing worst-case latency and jitter levels for the industry’s first ATM-Grade IP-VPNs (point-to-point worst-case latency under 65 ms and worst-case jitter under 0.5 ms). The company said its SLAs provide a sharp contrast to the current industry practice of offering “monthly averages across all city pairs”. In addition, PNG/Aleron guarantees that point-to-point worst-case latency and jitter for VoIP SLAs will never exceed 65 ms and 0.5 ms, respectively. This provides customers with Toll-Quality VoIP previously possible only across an ATM network. http://www.aleron.com
