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April – Optical+Ethernet: The Network of the
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Table of Contents
Building the Network of the Future on Optical and Ethernet
There are some clear goals for the network of the future, first
and foremost being to support high-bandwidth, any-to-any
services. As grand as the vision might be, the blueprint
must take into account profitability objectives for service
providers. Thus, few would argue that re-architecting the
network means collapsing it by eliminating layers of gear
and maintenance requirements that eat into margins.
Controlling Optical+Ethernet Networks with GMPLS
Carriers currently are deploying GMPLS control plane technologies
to facilitate traffic engineering within optical DWDM transport
networks. These technologies now are being adapted to provide
similar capabilities for carrier-class Ethernet networks.
GMPLS provides a single, uniform set of mechanisms enabling
establishment, modification, discovery and monitoring of
end-to-end services within transport networks built from
diverse transport technologies.
Hitting 'Demarc' with Ethernet SLAs
Enterprise customers are used to getting strict SLAs as part
of their frame relay and private line services, and most
are not ready to make the leap to Ethernet without the same
assurances. So delivering that kind of reliability is of
key importance. That's where Ethernet demarcation devices
come in.
What's Driving Business Ethernet Adoption?
Ethernet certainly holds wide appeal for a variety of business
verticals and applications. A few groups, such as health
care, education and local government, are leading the way.
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