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| 10.1 |  | Ethernet Solutions for Transparent LAN Services |
| 10.1.4 |  | Inter-service POP connectivity |

As multiple service providers team up to offer extended service offerings to their customers, the need for better interconnectivity increases also. TLS allows for high-speed interconnections, in an easy-to-support technology, as well as providing point-to-multipoint connectivity.

This allows for the seamless interconnectivity of multiple service providers, which in turn allows for increased service offerings and support to the end customer.

Again, TLS enables the use of Gigabit Ethernet as a shared LAN in a metro optical environment. ISPA and ISPB, along with service providers SP1 and SP2, can mutually share content as a result of Gigabit Ethernet over optical usage.