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A Layered Network Architecture and Implementation for Ethernet Services

Overview Ethernet services operate at Layer 2.They may be tunneled using techniques at Layers 1, 2 or 3. Investigating each of these transport alternatives for Ethernet services, this paper addresses issues such as survivability, standards compliance, interoperability, management, control and scalability. It will also discuss how each of these alternatives meets the evolving needs of service providers - from growing a nascent business under severe capital constraints to operating and managing a large-scale service.

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Publisher	Fujitsu	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	February 2004	Downloads	75
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wi-Fi (802.11), Ethernet

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