Verizon Business Ethernet products give enterprises dedicated, high-bandwidth connectivity built on carrier-grade fiber infrastructure. Whether you need a point-to-point link between two data centers or a multipoint mesh connecting dozens of branch offices, the Ethernet portfolio provides scalable options from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps.
Every Ethernet circuit from Verizon Business carries performance SLAs covering availability, latency, jitter and packet loss. Service credits apply automatically when the network fails to meet committed thresholds.
Verizon Business delivers four primary Ethernet products to enterprise clients. Ethernet Private Line (EPL) creates dedicated point-to-point connections with zero oversubscription and bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps. Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) offers cost-efficient point-to-point or point-to-multipoint service using shared transport with committed information rates from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps. E-LAN provides multipoint-to-multipoint Layer 2 connectivity that lets any enrolled site communicate directly with any other. Ethernet Internet Access (EIA) delivers dedicated internet bandwidth over an Ethernet handoff at the customer premises. All four products are MEF-certified, adhere to IEEE 802.1Q standards, and ride the Verizon Business fiber backbone spanning over 500,000 route miles across the continental United States.
Dedicated and virtual point-to-point Ethernet connectivity for data center interconnect, disaster recovery and high-throughput site-to-site links.
Ethernet Private Line from Verizon Business reserves a fixed amount of bandwidth exclusively for one customer between two endpoints. No statistical multiplexing, no burst limits, no contention with other traffic. The circuit delivers the purchased speed 100% of the time, which makes EPL the standard choice for data center interconnect, storage replication and financial transaction networks.
Bandwidth options start at 10 Mbps for small office links and scale to 100 Gbps for backbone data center connections. Each EPL circuit includes a 99.99% availability SLA with sub-5-millisecond latency for metro connections and sub-45-millisecond latency coast-to-coast. Mean time to repair commitments guarantee that Verizon Business restores service within 4 hours of identifying an outage.
The FCC broadband deployment database tracks fiber availability at the census-block level, and Verizon Business maintains on-net fiber access in over 3,000 commercial buildings across major metro markets. This on-net footprint enables rapid EPL provisioning without the delays associated with new fiber construction.
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When absolute bandwidth dedication is not required, Ethernet Virtual Private Line reduces monthly costs by sharing underlying transport capacity. Verizon Business provisions each EVPL with a committed information rate (CIR) that guarantees a minimum bandwidth floor, plus an excess information rate (EIR) that allows bursting above the CIR when capacity is available.
A typical EVPL deployment connects branch offices to a central data center or cloud gateway. The branch receives a 100 Mbps CIR with 500 Mbps EIR, meaning it always gets at least 100 Mbps and can burst up to 500 Mbps during off-peak periods. This model works well for offices where traffic patterns are bursty rather than sustained.
EVPL also supports point-to-multipoint configurations. A single port at the hub site can serve multiple remote connections, simplifying the hub-side infrastructure. Verizon Business manages VLAN tagging and traffic separation across the shared transport, maintaining logical isolation between customer circuits.
E-LAN from Verizon Business creates a Layer 2 multipoint mesh where every enrolled site can communicate directly with every other site. Unlike hub-and-spoke architectures, E-LAN eliminates the bottleneck at the central node. Traffic between two branch offices flows directly rather than routing through headquarters.
This architecture suits organizations with distributed workflows: regional offices collaborating on shared applications, retail locations exchanging inventory data, or healthcare facilities sharing imaging files between campuses. Adding a new site to the E-LAN requires provisioning only one port; the mesh connectivity to all other sites comes automatically.
Ethernet Internet Access provides dedicated internet bandwidth delivered over an Ethernet handoff at the customer premises. Unlike broadband or shared internet services, EIA guarantees the purchased speed symmetrically. The connection terminates on Verizon Business routers that peer with major content networks and cloud providers at the nearest exchange point, minimizing hops and latency for cloud-bound traffic. The NIST network performance measurement program establishes benchmarking methodologies that carriers like Verizon Business reference when validating throughput claims.
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Ordering Ethernet from Verizon Business begins with a site qualification check. The Verizon Business network team verifies whether each location sits on existing fiber infrastructure (on-net) or requires new construction (off-net). On-net locations benefit from compressed delivery timelines, often 30 to 45 business days from order to activation. Off-net sites require fiber build-out that can extend the timeline to 60 to 120 business days depending on permitting and construction complexity.
For multi-site deployments, Verizon Business assigns a dedicated project manager who coordinates installation schedules, manages vendor handoffs at off-net locations and provides weekly status updates to the customer. The project manager remains engaged through acceptance testing, ensuring that each circuit meets committed performance specifications before the billing cycle begins.
Customer premises equipment ships pre-staged from Verizon Business configuration centers. The Ethernet network interface device arrives with the correct VLAN configuration, bandwidth profile and monitoring agents already loaded. Installation technicians connect the device, verify end-to-end connectivity and run throughput tests that confirm the circuit delivers its committed rate. The entire on-site installation typically takes less than four hours.
Every Verizon Business Ethernet circuit feeds performance telemetry to the network operations center in real time. Utilization, error rates, latency and availability metrics stream to the monitoring platform where automated thresholds trigger alerts before degradation affects application performance. Customers access these same metrics through the Verizon Business portal, with the option to set custom thresholds and notification preferences.
Bandwidth upgrades on most Ethernet circuits complete within 24 to 48 hours through remote provisioning. The Verizon Business network management system adjusts the bandwidth profile on the provider edge equipment and updates the customer-side device configuration remotely. No truck roll, no hardware swap, no service interruption. A 1 Gbps EPL can scale to 10 Gbps with a phone call to the account team or a request through the portal.
For organizations expecting significant growth, Verizon Business offers right-sizing consultations. Network engineers analyze 90-day utilization trends, identify circuits approaching capacity and recommend proactive upgrades. This prevents the scenario where a circuit hits its ceiling during a traffic spike, causing packet loss and application timeouts.
Many enterprises use Verizon Business Ethernet circuits as the underlay for SD-WAN deployments. An EPL or EVPL between sites provides the predictable, low-latency transport that SD-WAN software needs to apply application-aware routing effectively. The combination gives organizations both the performance guarantees of Ethernet and the intelligent traffic steering of SD-WAN.
Cloud connectivity benefits similarly. Ethernet Internet Access delivers a clean, dedicated path from the customer premises to Verizon Business peering points where traffic enters AWS, Azure or Google Cloud through direct interconnection. Compared to sending cloud traffic over a shared broadband connection, EIA reduces latency by 30% to 50% and eliminates the jitter that disrupts real-time cloud applications like VoIP and video conferencing.
A side-by-side comparison of Ethernet product specifications, SLA commitments and recommended deployment scenarios from Verizon Business.
| Product | Bandwidth Range | Availability SLA | Topology | Optimal Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethernet Private Line (EPL) | 10 Mbps – 100 Gbps | 99.99% | Point-to-point dedicated | Data center interconnect, storage replication |
| Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) | 10 Mbps – 10 Gbps | 99.95% | Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint | Branch office connectivity, hub-and-spoke |
| E-LAN | 10 Mbps – 10 Gbps per port | 99.95% | Multipoint-to-multipoint mesh | Distributed offices, retail chains |
| Ethernet Internet Access (EIA) | 100 Mbps – 10 Gbps | 99.99% | Single site to internet | Dedicated internet, cloud on-ramp |
Request a site qualification and pricing proposal for EPL, EVPL, E-LAN or Ethernet Internet Access. Call (800) 922-0204 or submit a request online.
Request a Quote Back to HomeEthernet Private Line provides a dedicated point-to-point connection with guaranteed bandwidth between two sites. Ethernet Virtual Private Line uses shared infrastructure to deliver point-to-point or point-to-multipoint connectivity at lower cost. EPL offers zero oversubscription while EVPL applies statistical multiplexing. Choose EPL for latency-sensitive applications like storage replication and financial transactions. Choose EVPL when cost efficiency matters more than absolute bandwidth guarantees.
Verizon Business Ethernet services range from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps depending on the product. EPL supports 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps. EVPL ranges from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps. E-LAN multipoint services scale from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps per port. Ethernet Internet Access delivers 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps of dedicated internet bandwidth over an Ethernet handoff. Bandwidth upgrades on most circuits complete within 24 to 48 hours through remote provisioning.
All Verizon Business Ethernet products carry service level agreements covering availability, latency, jitter and packet loss. EPL and EIA include 99.99% availability SLAs. EVPL and E-LAN carry 99.95% SLAs. Latency guarantees vary by distance but typically specify sub-5-millisecond for metro connections and sub-45-millisecond coast-to-coast. Automatic service credits apply when thresholds are missed, and quarterly SLA performance reviews are included with every enterprise account.
Installation timelines depend on whether fiber infrastructure already exists at the customer premises. On-net locations with existing Verizon fiber typically receive service within 30 to 45 business days. Off-net locations requiring new fiber construction may take 60 to 120 business days. Verizon Business provides installation date commitments during the ordering process and assigns a project manager for multi-site deployments to coordinate schedules and provide weekly status updates.
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