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Guide to MPLS VPN/Ethernet VPLS edge networking services
Ethernet VPLS and MPLS VPN services can play a key role in edge networking design. Our guide looks at deploying these services, their strengths and weaknesses, handling customer expectations and more. Telecom Insights
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Metro network trends: Deploying next-gen Ethernet services
This guide looks at growing enterprise demand for Carrier Ethernet services in the metro area and how carriers can successfully deploy Ethernet architecture and services to meet business-customers' needs and increase revenue while migrating away from... Telecom Insights
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Carrier Ethernet essentials
In this guide, service providers will find helpful tips for delivering Ethernet as a service and gain an understanding of the key issues in Ethernet backbone deployments. Explore how service provider certification can give you the leg up in enterpris... Telecom Insights
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Carrier Ethernet: Standardizing carrier-class characteristics
This chapter download assesses Carrier Ethernet carrier-class characteristics and efforts to standardize services and enable next-generation multimedia applications. Chapter Download
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Metro Ethernet services: Switching and service attributes
Ethernet Layer 2 switching and the different metro Ethernet service concepts as introduced by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) are explained in this chapter excerpt. Taken from the tried and true Metro Ethernet by Sam Halabi, the chapter covers ... Chapter Download
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Ethernet: Technology overview for carriers and service providers
Ethernet, especially in the form of carrier Ethernet and carrier Ethernet transport, is gaining momentum in the telecom industry for its ease of use and potential lower cost. Fast Guide
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Alcatel-Lucent rolls 400G edge router network processor, then core?
Alcatel-Lucent’s FP3 400G network processor upped the edge router competition in terms of speed, but its service-level technology capabilities for network operators are unclear. News | 28 Jun 2011
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations. News | 08 Jun 2011
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Tata bets on core Carrier Ethernet Provider Backbone Bridging
Tata Communications is future proofing its global Ethernet network using Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) in hopes of scaling up for point-to-multipoint Ethernet growth and better serving its wholesale customers. Article | 22 Nov 2010
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100 GbE field trials signal carriers' progress toward NGN architecture
Pressured to support rising waves of IP traffic, carriers are testing 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), optical transport and IP traffic as they build out their NGN architecture. Article | 30 Jun 2010
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Easier setup for Carrier Ethernet gives rise to new telecom services
At a time when many service providers are scrambling to build and monetize new telecom services, peering point provider Telx has simplified interconnections for its customers' Carrier Ethernet services. Article | 17 Jun 2010
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40 Gigabit Ethernet market maturing fast, with prices set to fall
Driven by video-hungry consumers and telecoms looking to shave costs, the 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) cost-per-bit is likely to drop below the 10 GbE cost, giving the technology a quick boost toward going mainstream. Article | 04 Dec 2008
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Cisco addresses Carrier Ethernet adoption in metro networks
Cisco is expanding its Carrier Ethernet solutions to build off its existing platform, which is designed to help telecom service providers avoid forklift upgrades but handle fast-growing metro-area video, mobile backhaul and business services traffic.... Article | 15 Sep 2008
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Mobile carriers adopting Ethernet backhaul despite clocking worries
As Ethernet backhaul standards emerge, mobile providers are eager to reap its cost benefits and greater throughput. But a lack of clocking and synchronization standards will force them to temporarily adopt workarounds that cut into their cost savings... Article | 03 Jul 2008
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Juniper adds Comcast to cable operators deploying Carrier Ethernet
Juniper Networks is making headway selling Carrier Ethernet routers to cable operators, whose networks are looking more like those of traditional telecom service providers. Article | 27 Jun 2008
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Telecom product and service news from NXTcomm08
Telecom service providers and equipment vendors made a wide variety of announcements at its annual NXTcomm08 trade show, with no particular technology dominating the news and enhancements to existing technologies winning over new ones. Article | 18 Jun 2008
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Weighing the value of optical/electrical network convergence
Telecom carriers must weigh several factors to assess the value of combining optical and electrical network layers -- opto-electrical network convergence -- as packet networking increases in order to ensure lower operations costs, necessary managemen... Tip
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Nortel Metro Ethernet Networks assets: Why no sale?
Nortel's Metro Ethernet Network assets, which include Carrier Ethernet and optical units, have been for sale for a year with no final bids. IDC analyst Eve Griliches looks at why a competing equipment vendor hasn't closed the deal. Tip
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Carrier Ethernet demand rises as enterprise WAN landscape changes
Carrier Ethernet services are in high demand as enterprises engineer data center consolidation and deal with flat or declining IT budgets. Yet telecom service providers can make Ethernet services more effective and useful for customers, as well as ea... Tip
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Carrier Ethernet meets new enterprise metro data center needs
Telecom service providers are upgrading their metro area networks to support voice and data convergence, and enterprise networked applications and architectures. Carrier Ethernet is pulling ahead to meet enterprise data center needs for high-bandwidt... Tip
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Metro Ethernet service deployment eased by Carrier Ethernet standards choices
Metro Ethernet services are in high demand by enterprises because of their plug-and-play simplicity and high WAN bandwidth. Two Carrier Ethernet standards, MPLS-TE and PBB-TE, offer carriers a way to deploy and provision Ethernet services more quickl... Tip
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Carrier Ethernet: Big picture issues for carrier deployment
Carrier Ethernet standards were designed to address Ethernet technology's shortcomings in access and core networks and in site-to-site transport to bring Ethernet to carrier grade. This tip addresses additional telecom service provider issues in larg... Tip
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Metro network complexity: Time to cut the Gordian knot?
Service providers have built multi-service metro networks with high-functioning equipment, but metro networks are now complex and expensive to operate. This IDC report looks at why carriers need to consider alternatives to get the service velocity th... Tip
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Alcatel-Lucent adds Carrier Ethernet services framework
Taking Carrier Ethernet to the next level, Alcatel-Lucent's new portfolio includes a framework for advanced services designed to help providers deliver new applications that enable advanced services for residential, business and mobile networks. Tip
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Carrier Ethernet, metro optical lead telecom industry trends
Carrier Ethernet led the telecom trends at the telecommunications industry's largest trade show, crowding this market with more vendors, according to IDC analyst Eve Griliches. Tip
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PBT: Where we are today?
PBT has been hyped as the miracle protocol that could enable Carrier Ethernet to take the place of MPLS, but the likely outcome isn't a choice between one or the other. Tip
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What are the benefits of MPLS VPN/VPLS connections?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak breaks down the speed, bandwidth and security benefits of moving from a simple cable Internet connection to an MPLS VPN or VPLS connection. Answer
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What are the advantages of Ethernet in an access network?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak only sees one advantage to using Ethernet technology in access networks. Learn what it is, plus three tips for managing per-user bandwidth. Ask the Expert
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100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE)
100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) is a standard in development that will enable the transfer of Ethernet frames at 100 gigabits per second (gp/s). The 100GbE standard is for core switching. A 40GbE standard, in development simultaneously, is designed for... Definition
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Metro Ethernet
Metro Ethernet is the use of Carrier Ethernet technology in metropolitan area networks (MANs)... (Continued) Definition
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Ethernet as a service (EaaS)
Ethernet as a service (EaaS) is the use of high-bandwidth, fiber optic media such as Packet over SONET (PoS) to deliver 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or even 1000 Mbps Ethernet service to one or more customers across a common bidirectional broadband infrastruct... Definition
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Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet is the use of high-bandwidth Ethernet technology for Internet access and for communication among business, academic and government local area networks (LANs)... (Continued) Definition
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switch
In a telecommunications network, a switch is a device that channels incoming data from any of multiple input ports to the specific output port that will take the data toward its intended destination. Definition
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Telecom Timeout: IPTV and Ethernet for the win
This week's Telecom Timeout features the latest information on Verizon's new CFO, Alcatel-Lucent's new Carrier Ethernet switch, and more on IPTV and Nortel. Video
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Carrier Ethernet Planning Essentials
This presentation sheds light on why Carrier Ethernet is on the fast-track in carrier networks. Video
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Alcatel-Lucent rolls 400G edge router network processor, then core?
Alcatel-Lucent’s FP3 400G network processor upped the edge router competition in terms of speed, but its service-level technology capabilities for network operators are unclear. News
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations. News
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What are the benefits of MPLS VPN/VPLS connections?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak breaks down the speed, bandwidth and security benefits of moving from a simple cable Internet connection to an MPLS VPN or VPLS connection. Answer
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Tata bets on core Carrier Ethernet Provider Backbone Bridging
Tata Communications is future proofing its global Ethernet network using Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) in hopes of scaling up for point-to-multipoint Ethernet growth and better serving its wholesale customers. Article
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What are the advantages of Ethernet in an access network?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak only sees one advantage to using Ethernet technology in access networks. Learn what it is, plus three tips for managing per-user bandwidth. Ask the Expert
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100 GbE field trials signal carriers' progress toward NGN architecture
Pressured to support rising waves of IP traffic, carriers are testing 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), optical transport and IP traffic as they build out their NGN architecture. Article
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Easier setup for Carrier Ethernet gives rise to new telecom services
At a time when many service providers are scrambling to build and monetize new telecom services, peering point provider Telx has simplified interconnections for its customers' Carrier Ethernet services. Article
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Guide to MPLS VPN/Ethernet VPLS edge networking services
Ethernet VPLS and MPLS VPN services can play a key role in edge networking design. Our guide looks at deploying these services, their strengths and weaknesses, handling customer expectations and more. Telecom Insights
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100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE)
100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) is a standard in development that will enable the transfer of Ethernet frames at 100 gigabits per second (gp/s). The 100GbE standard is for core switching. A 40GbE standard, in development simultaneously, is designed for... Definition
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Weighing the value of optical/electrical network convergence
Telecom carriers must weigh several factors to assess the value of combining optical and electrical network layers -- opto-electrical network convergence -- as packet networking increases in order to ensure lower operations costs, necessary managemen... Tip
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About Carrier Ethernet
Ethernet is increasingly being used to provide services and transport in service provider access networks and carrier backbones. Learn best practices for delivering carrier grade Ethernet and about Ethernet's rise as transport technology and the debate between such options as PBT, PBB-TE and T-MPLS.