Connecting the
most important
economic centres
in the world
Global low latency
ethernet
www.tatacommunications.com/vpn/ethernet.asp
We recognise the challenges you face
with low latency environments
Financial markets are more volatile and frenetic than ever. Stocks, bonds,
commodity prices, mergers and acquisitions can change radically - often
in a matter of minutes. Every second can literally mean untold profits - or
losses to traders and investors. In addition to the furious pace of trading
and business transactions, the sun literally never sets on financial or
business markets, as worldwide trading centres and markets work around
the clock from London, to Hong Kong, to New York.
Then there are the companies running mission critical real-time
applications, where every microsecond counts. Companies on slower
communications networks potentially see opportunities and business
slipping away.
Unfortunately, traditional low latency networks are not designed to keep
pace. These networks are built using point to point circuits requiring
dedicated connections between sites - for example, London to Hong Kong
would require a dedicated connection and a second dedicated connection
would be required between London and New York. This means high costs,
increased complexity and loss of flexibility.
Tata Communications low latency ethernet connects six of the world’s
most important economic centres: London, Singapore, Tokyo, New York,
Chicago and Hong Kong - all cities ranking in the top 10 global financial
centres (The Global Financial Centres Index 11, March 2012, Long Finance).
And more cities in major and emerging markets are planned in the coming
months.
We offer a choice of bandwidth and topologies - point to point, point to
multipoint and multipoint, so you can give your business the best fit
network within your budget. Backed by SLAs with guaranteed delivery
and 24X7 monitoring and support, you can be assured of the quality and
reliability of the service you choose.
It offers a choice of bandwidth and
topologies - point to point, point to
multipoint and multipoint, so you can give
your business the best fit network within
your budget.
Corporate Connectivity | Global Low Latency Ethernet
Tata Communications low
latency ethernet network
Features:
• Low latency solution connecting
six cities unprotected
• Standard guaranteed “latency”
SLA with continuous latency
monitoring, PoP to PoP
• Widest range of options to
choose the best fit network for
your business
Tata Communications introduces the
world’s first low latency multipoint
ethernet service
All sites can be connected on a single private network. You no longer need
to procure a number of point to point networks.
This derives huge benefits:
•Reduce CAPEX by up to 40%* - sites share equipment, just one port to
connect all sites
•Private multipoint network where your sites can share your bandwidth
as high usage requirements “follow the sun”, saving you up to 50%*
per month
•Our service offers unprotected routes, enabling you to better control
latency-sensitive applications
•Single SLA covering key parameters with choice of an enterprise SLA
option, monitoring your circuit end to end
•One provider offering consolidated billing and single point of
troubleshooting, which means reduced operational IT management
•Flexibility to upgrade, downgrade and add sites without service
interruptions and additional CAPEX
•Added security layer protects your network performance from denial of
service attacks on other companies
*based on Tata Communications customer implementations
- multipoint
- point to point
- point to multipoint
- managed and unmanaged
• Enterprise SLA option extending the SLA guarantees
including service uptime, packet
delivery ratio, latency and jitter
from your actual site to site and
web portal access
• Bandwidth options - pay for the
exact bandwidth your business
needs today; 2-100 Meg (in 2 Meg
increments); 50-500 Meg (in 50
Meg increments); over 500 Meg
on an incremental basis
• Committed information rate (CIR)
offered
• Added security - provider
backbone bridging (PBB) isolates
customers and prevents denial of
service attacks on one customer
from impacting other customers
• MEF 9 and 14 certified and MEF
awarded services
The business case for low latency
multipoint ethernet
Low latency multipoint ethernet saves costs
4 global locations
point to point connectivity
London, Tokyo, New York, Singapore
New York
Tokyo
100 Megs
with 2 Local
loops
USD 2X
Singapore
London
Point to point scenario
TOTAL: 600 Megs with
12 Local Loops (USD 12x)
35%* savings
using a multipoint network
versus a series of point to
points
Requires
6 X 100 Meg
to fully connect all locations
• Less capital equipment
• Less bandwidth requirement
• Less operational overhead
New York
Tokyo
350 Megs
with 4 Local
loops
USD 4X
Singapore
London
Multipoint scenario
TOTAL: 350 Megs with 4 Local Loops (USD 4x)
*based on Tata Communications customer implementations
Corporate Connectivity | Global Low Latency Ethernet
Low latency multipoint saves time:
You get one network from a single provider, offering consolidated billing,
a single SLA and one point monitoring and troubleshooting. All versus
multiple vendors, different SLAs, billing and complex troubleshooting.
Multipoint greatly simplifies network management and saves time and IT
resources which can be then used more productively. It’s a one-stop shop
solution to your day-to-day network management.
Low latency multipoint guarantees quality and SLAs:
It is backed by Guaranteed “Latency” SLA with continuous latency
monitoring and measurement, performed every five minutes. You can
access this data by requesting a report.
If the latency on our routes deviates by less than 1% of our committed
latency, we refund at least 20% of your monthly charges.
You can also opt for the Enterprise SLA option, which offers complete endto-end SLA (covering the entire link between your actual sites, not just your
providers’ sites).
Low latency multipoint ethernet is highly secure and leverages the
very latest technology:
The low latency network uses the innovative provider backbone bridging
(PBB). This means our underlying core ethernet technology adds an
additional layer of security to the network packets by encapsulating the
entire packet in a layer 2 PBB header. The separation created by PBB
protects all your traffic from being impacted by denial of service attacks
experienced by a single customer. In addition, multipoint customers get a
completely private network, further securing the data that flows between
the customer sites.
MEF certified multipoint ethernet that is also MEF awarded:
Our multipoint ethernet services are certified by the global independent
body Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The MEF is a global independent body,
which sets compliance standards for service providers. This ensures that
our services have passed stringent quality lab tests and comply to the high
standards demanded by the MEF. It also means that our ethernet services
will fully interoperate with your existing network providers.
Not only are our services MEF Certified but in 2011 the MEF awarded Tata
Communications multipoint ethernet, the best ethernet business service,
Asia Pacific and Tata Communications, the best ethernet service provider,
Asia Pacific for the second year in a row.
A customer example
Delivering a low latency multipoint, stable trading
network for a large multinational financial firm.
Shinjuku
office
Nihonbashi
office
NID
NID
TOKYO
London
office 1
NID
LONDON
NID
LONDON
Gandhinagar
India
NID
BRG
London
office 2
KEY:
BRG
BRG
Local Access
HONG KONG
CHICAGO
NID
NID
Singapore
office
NID
NID
SINGAPORE
BRG
Tata Communications
NID
Bridge Instance
Ethernet Equip
Hong Kong office
Chicago office
Benefits:
•Ability to share bandwidth - heavy trading traffic patterns occur between
London, New York, Chicago and Tokyo with a light load within India. The
sites share bandwidth as traffic differs with time zones, significantly
reducing the total bandwidth costs
•Enterprise SLA - monitors all off-net and on-net links worldwide - and
network performance is accessible via a customer web portal for near
real-time performance reports
•An unprotected network provides the client with maximum control to
manage latency, jitter and bandwidth optimisation
•Tata Communications supports the entire customer requirement - both
the connectivity between low latency sites and standard sites in India - a
one stop solution with single billing, monitoring and troubleshooting, and
complete ease of management.
Corporate Connectivity | Global Low Latency Ethernet
What the analysts are saying…
“Tata Communications is threatening in
the global data WAN market, thanks to
strong networks and a comprehensive
range and market leading ethernet”
Tata Communications
global low latency ethernet
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About Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications.
With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its
advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India
network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and
Indian consumers.
The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine
cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across
400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and colocation space worldwide.
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Tata Communications’ depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes
leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international
voice, and strategic investments in operators in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka
(Tata Communications Lanka Limited) and Nepal (United Telecom Limited).
Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National
Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
(NYSE: Tata Communications)