I have been looking into metro Ethernet lately and talking with a number of Ethernet service providers about their services, and I was reminded of the confusing use of virtual private network and secure WAN pipes. . Metro Ethernet is a WAN technology for forwarding Ethernet frames across the wide area, often preserving VLAN and prioritization. Your LAN basically gets extended across a city, nationally, or around the world. Service providers will at times describe these virtual networks as secure, but smart shoppers will insist on making them define just what they mean by secure. The link for this article located at Dark Reading is no longer available. . Investigate metro Ethernet systems for optimized wide area networking strategies while delving into the subtleties of cybersecurity measures.. Metro Ethernet, WAN Security, Ethernet Solutions, Network Providers, Secure Networks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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