Verizon Ethernet Services: E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree Carrier Ethernet

Ethernet Services from Verizon Business are the Layer 2 transport family for enterprises that need deterministic connectivity between commercial sites at speeds from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps. The portfolio covers Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), E-LAN multipoint and E-Tree rooted multipoint — each certified to Metro Ethernet Forum Carrier Ethernet 2.0.

Where the public internet cannot meet jitter, delay and frame-loss targets, Ethernet Services do. Applications include storage replication between data centres, video broadcast contribution feeds, SCADA telemetry in utilities, and multi-hospital medical imaging networks that move 4K DICOM studies between sites. Operating on Verizon's FCC-licensed transport network.

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Verizon Carrier Ethernet topology diagram showing E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree service types across multiple US metro sites

Ethernet Service Brief

E-Line point-to-point: EPL (port-based) or EVPL (VLAN-multiplexed)
E-LAN multipoint: any-to-any Layer 2 mesh across 3+ sites
E-Tree rooted multipoint: one root, many leaves, no leaf-to-leaf traffic
Speed tiers from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps; CIR and Burst independently provisioned
MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified on all four service types
Class-of-Service marking for voice, video and bulk data differentiation

Topology determines service type. Two data centres replicating storage between each other need E-Line — a dedicated point-to-point virtual circuit. A regional bank connecting 40 branches in a mesh needs E-LAN — multipoint any-to-any. A broadcaster distributing a master feed to affiliate stations needs E-Tree — one root pushing to many leaves.

Each service is engineered to MEF CE 2.0 performance attributes. Per-class CIR, Burst rate, jitter budget, frame-delay bound and frame-loss ratio are written into the service order. Customers monitor SLA attainment through My Verizon Business with circuit-level telemetry streams and downloadable monthly performance reports aligned with NIST cybersecurity framework audit requirements.

Service	Topology	Min / Max Speed	MEF Cert	Typical Use	UNI Sharing
Ethernet Private Line (EPL)	Point-to-point	10 Mbps / 100 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Data-centre replication	Port-based (no VLAN mux)
Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL)	Point-to-point	10 Mbps / 10 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Branch-to-HQ, multi-destination	VLAN-tagged multiplexing
E-LAN (EP-LAN)	Any-to-any multipoint	10 Mbps / 10 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Multi-site LAN mesh, banking, healthcare	Port-based
E-LAN (EVP-LAN)	Any-to-any multipoint	10 Mbps / 10 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Campus multipoint with VLAN mux	VLAN-tagged multiplexing
E-Tree (EP-Tree)	Rooted multipoint	10 Mbps / 10 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Broadcast contribution, franchise HQ-to-store	Port-based
E-Tree (EVP-Tree)	Rooted multipoint	10 Mbps / 10 Gbps	MEF CE 2.0	Surveillance video aggregation	VLAN-tagged multiplexing

Data Centre and DR Replication

Synchronous storage replication between production and disaster-recovery data centres demands sub-10ms round-trip latency and zero frame loss. Ethernet Private Line at 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps is the canonical answer: a dedicated virtual circuit with committed jitter, delay and loss budgets. Financial services firms, large healthcare systems and government agencies use EPL as the RPO-zero backbone between metro data centres.

Where two data centres sit in different metros, Verizon EPL carries the replication across the backbone.

Ethernet Private Line connecting two data centres at 100 Gbps with synchronous storage replication dashboard

E-LAN multipoint network connecting 42 hospital sites in a regional healthcare system for imaging replication

Multi-Site Healthcare and Banking Meshes

A regional hospital system with 42 clinical sites or a community bank with 80 branches needs any-to-any traffic flows — imaging data from one location to a reading radiologist at another, branch-to-branch cheque imaging, real-time fraud-analytics streams. E-LAN delivers this as a Layer 2 mesh with wire-speed adjacency and MEF-grade SLAs. Unlike hub-and-spoke MPLS, E-LAN removes the central-hub latency penalty.

Many operators pair E-LAN with Verizon SD-WAN to add application-aware steering on top of the deterministic Layer 2 substrate.

Broadcast, Surveillance and Franchise HQ-to-Site

One-to-many topologies where the root has tight control over what leaves receive, and leaves must never communicate peer-to-peer, fit E-Tree. Broadcasters push a master contribution feed to affiliate stations; retail franchise HQs push store-ops and inventory data to outlets without letting outlets see each other; municipal surveillance projects aggregate camera feeds to a central operations centre without opening an any-to-any mesh. E-Tree enforces the topology at Layer 2.

E-Tree rooted multipoint diagram with central broadcast operations centre pushing feed to 24 regional affiliate stations

What is the difference between E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree?

E-Line is point-to-point, E-LAN is any-to-any multipoint, E-Tree is rooted multipoint (one root, many leaves, no leaf-to-leaf).

What speeds does Verizon Business Ethernet support?

10 Mbps to 100 Gbps with independently provisioned CIR and Burst rate on every service.

Is Verizon Ethernet MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified?

Yes, all four service types carry MEF CE 2.0 certification with standardised attributes for jitter, delay and loss.

What is the difference between EPL and EVPL?

EPL is port-based with no VLAN multiplexing; EVPL uses VLAN tags to share one UNI across multiple virtual circuits.

What are typical use cases for E-LAN?

Multi-hospital clinical networks, regional banking branches, multi-campus higher ed, multi-plant manufacturing and DR replication meshes.

Verizon Ethernet Services: E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree Carrier Ethernet

The Four Carrier Ethernet Service Types

Ethernet Service Brief

Ethernet Service Catalogue

Where Enterprises Deploy Carrier Ethernet

Data Centre and DR Replication

Multi-Site Healthcare and Banking Meshes

Broadcast, Surveillance and Franchise HQ-to-Site

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