Sizing up Connection-Oriented Ethernet approaches: A new eBook from FierceTelecom

FierceTelecom (Apr 23 2012) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul

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   There's no question that Ethernet has become the accepted service of choice for data that service providers are using for their business and wholesale customers. But an emerging group of vendors, service providers and standards groups are driving a new generation of Ethernet called Connection-Oriented Ethernet (COE). Offering the deterministic qualities that traditional service providers love about SONET and the flexibility of Ethernet, COE has emerged as a high performance version of point-to-point Carrier Ethernet (CE). However, COE is not just one standard, but a collection of implementations that leverage Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), IEEE, IETF and ITU-T standards ...

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