Ethernet White Papers
Bringing Carrier-Grade Ethernet to Metro Networks
Overview Ethernet has become the prevalent and ubiquitous link-layer technology in the LAN, and has evolved from a shared-medium broadcast technology to dedicated full duplex links between Ethernet switches. Because of Ethernet's simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and scalability to 10 Gbps and beyond, there is significant demand for Ethernet connectivity in the metropolitan network and service providers are scrambling to cost-effectively capitalize on this opportunity. This white paper demonstrates how to overcome the historical limitations of Ethernet and defines the carrier-grade requirements for Optical Ethernet solutions so service providers can benefit from the carrier-grade features of SONET/SDH without the complexity and cost.
| Publisher | Ciena | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | March 2002 | Downloads | 19 |
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