Business Services with IP/Ethernet Backup over 5G FWA
Extend and protect Carrier Ethernet business services with 5G Fixed Wireless Access as a fast-to-deploy backup and reach-extension path
Implementing the Solution
The Challenge
Some sites sit beyond economical fiber reach, and fiber installs take time. Even connected sites still need protection against an outage on the primary Carrier Ethernet path.
Our Approach
Deliver Carrier Ethernet L2 services over a 5G FWA link using the ETX-2i demarcation device, transporting traffic either as native Ethernet or encapsulated in IP over L2TPv3, with RADview managing the service.
Your Benefit
Faster service delivery to out-of-reach or fiber-pending sites, uninterrupted service through 5G backup, and the flexibility to load-share traffic across both paths.
How It Works
The ETX-2i puts the 5G path to more than one use. It reaches sites that fiber can’t economically serve yet, and once the primary link is active, the same connection stands ready as a resilient backup, with traffic transported as native Ethernet or encapsulated in IP via L2TPv3. RADview provides centralized management and domain orchestration across both the primary and 5G-backed paths.
RAD's Solution Highlights
Extend Carrier Ethernet services to “out of reach” locations.
Delivery of L2 service while waiting for fiber connectivity
L2 connections (e.g., for events)
Service with 5G backup for resiliency or traffic load sharing
L2 traffic over 5G using Native Ethernet (L2 PDU) or Ethernet frame encapsulation in IP packets (L2TPv3)
FAQ
It can serve as the primary path where fiber isn't available or is delayed, and as a resilient backup once fiber is in place. The ETX-2i supports transporting L2 traffic over 5G as either native Ethernet or L2TPv3-encapsulated IP.
Use cases include events and other short-term deployments where running fiber isn't practical, as well as interim connectivity while a permanent fiber build is completed.