Ether-MAN Plus

KVH Ether-MAN Plus is best suitable for corporate networks and combines the reliability of a leased line service with the flexibility and cost effectiveness of a wide-area Ethernet service. Delivered over KVH’s fiber optic network, KVH Ether-MAN Plus provides market-leading transmission speeds which have given KVH the distinction of being the lowest latency network in metropolitan Japan, providing low latency connections to all the major Japanese exchanges.

Ether-MAN Plus provides guaranteed bandwidth and is capable of supporting mission-critical needs such as high frequency trading and multimedia applications in addition to providing standard corporate network connectivity.

Specific benefits of KVH Ether-MAN Plus include the following:

Ultra-Low latency in support of time-sensitive applications
Flexibility – By incorporating VLAN frame tunneling without limiting the number of VLANs, Ether-MAN Plus provides scalability while offering flexible configurations
Quick implementation – Delivered in a lead time of 1.5 months, with additional services capable of being provisioned in as little as 5 days
Stability – Ether-MAN Plus is configured with end-to-end redundancy from the customer premise equipment to the backbone network to ensure high stability
Cost-Efficiency – Available in single or dual type service offerings
Resiliency – With fast path protection through a pre-assigned end-to-end redundant path, circuit failovers occur in less than 50ms in a rare event of a network link failure
Multiple Interface types - Available from 10base-T (1M) to 1000base-SX / LX (900M)

Ether-MAN Plus comes in four service variations to meet your specific business needs or geography:

For metropolitan area connections (Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Osaka, and Kobe)

Ether-MAN Plus – Ethernet Private Line Service

A point-to-point service with reliability equal to that of leased line services. With guaranteed bandwidth, this service is best suited for mission critical data transmission needs.

Ether-MAN Plus – Ethernet Aggregation Service

A point-to-multipoint service offering the flexibility of wide-area Ethernet with guaranteed bandwidth for multiple locations to be efficiently connected at a reasonable cost.

Ether-MAN Plus – Circuit Emulation

A point-to-point service with T1/E1 circuit interfaces providing the high reliability of SONET-based services and allowing you to expand your network economically by utilizing existing assets.

For connections throughout Japan

Ether-MAN Plus – National Service

A point-to-point or point-to-multipoint Ethernet service with coverage throughout Japan providing secure and easy connections to even your most remote offices. Service in outlying areas provided through strategic partners.

All service variations of Ether-MAN Plus are available in two access types: single type access, using a media converter, and dual type access, using a redundant path.

SLA (Service Level Agreements)

1. Service Delivery Guarantees

Time Delayed	Refund Amount
1 day	10% of monthly charge
2 to 15 days	Additional 2% per day
16 to 30 days	Additional 3% per day
31 days or more	90% of monthly charge

2. Fault Handling Guarantees

Time Delayed	Refund Amount (Dual)	Refund Amount (Single)
Up to 1 hour	---	---
1 to 2 hours	10% of MRC	---
2 to 3 hours	20% of MRC	5% of MRC
3 to 4 hours	20% of MRC	10% of MRC
4 to 5 hours	30% of MRC	10% of MRC
5 to 6 hours	30% of MRC	15% of MRC
6 to 7 hours	40% of MRC	15% of MRC
7 to 8 hours	40% of MRC	20% of MRC
8 to 9 hours	50% of MRC	20% of MRC
9 to 48 hours	50% of MRC	25% of MRC
48 hours or more	100% of MRC	50% of MRC