Carrier Ethernet News

Injecting IQ Into 10G Ethernet

Explore OSP Magazine (Jan 21 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading

... over Packet attributes -- such as 1588 Grandmaster capabilities (the root timing reference in networks using IEEE 15888 Precision Timing Protocol for synchronization) -- to 10 GbE mobile demarcation/aggregation devices ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   SLA   OAM   Heavy Reading

Harnessing Next-Generation Network Timing and LTE

Explore Converge! Network Digest (Sep 4 2012)

...nside the building, using IEEE 1588v2 to distribute timing within the building. Upgrading Via a Painless Path IEEE 1588v2 promises a simple, low-cost option for packet network timing upgrades and an ideal alternative and... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Vitesse   ITU-T

Metro Ethernet Forum Notches Three Milestones

Explore CEN Feature (Jul 19 2012) MEF

... percent focus on services has really helped to fill in the gaps left by organizations – such as the IEEE and ITU-T – that are writing the baseline Ethernet standards for more general use,” Durrett says. “In this way, th... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

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

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

...st one standard, but a collection of implementations that leverage Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), IEEE, IETF and ITU-T standards. Since no two service providers' networks are the same, COE can be implemented using either Et... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum   IETF

EANTC Independently Verifies Interoperability of Latest Carrier Ethernet Innovations by 18 Vendors

Explore businesswire.com (Oct 12 2011) Press

Comment Mentions:   OAM   IEEE   ITU-T

Packet-Optical Data Center Interconnect Networks

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 2 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

...twork topologies + Ethernet OAM (Operations, Administration & Maintenance) standards, including IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.1ag and ITU-T Y.1731, which enable improved performance monitoring and fault management at the Ethe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cyan   IEEE   IETF

Carrier Ethernet ready for a fight – SONET/SDH may be losing ground

Explore CEN Feature (Jun 14 2011) Metro Ethernet , Other analysts

... industry has work to do in timing and synchronization. With standards like ITU-T G.8262 (a.k.a. SynchE) and IEEE 1588v2 emerging as relative newcomers, we suspect the perception of Ethernet’s timing and synchronization... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Overture Networks   ITU-T

Mobile Backhaul Strategies - Tabloid Tales or Tactical Truths?

Explore OSP Magazine (Dec 14 2010) Mobile Backhaul

...rol Parameters, Physical Layers, and Management Parameters for Subscriber Access Networks”. September 2004. v IEEE 802.1ag. “Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks Amendment 5: Connectivity Fault Management”. December 2004.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   SLA   OAM   IEEE

New standards and technologies boost Carrier Ethernet

Explore CEN Feature (Dec 7 2010)

...dard, and MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP), a technology being standardized by the IETF with support from the ITU-T. This week and next, I’ll be taking a closer look at these two technologies and speaking to carriers and... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Tata   IEEE   IETF

Alliance Pushes Key Piece of Smart Grid, Mobile Backhaul

Explore CIO.com (Sep 29 2010) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul

...and react accordingly. That awareness requires the timing provided by IEEE 1588. Founding members of the IEEE 1588 Conformity Alliance include Alcatel-Lucent, Anue Systems, Brilliant Telecommunications, Caln... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   ITU-T

IEEE's 802.3ba standard sets stage for 40, 100 Gbps Ethernet

Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 21 2010) IEEE , Global

...r-rate throughput. The IEEE's efforts weren't done in isolation, however. A collaborative effort between the IEEE P802.3ba 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet Task Force and the International Telecommunication Union's Telecom... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Deutsche Telekom   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

OIF Creates Modulation-Agnostic 100 Gbps Framework

Explore FierceTelecom (May 10 2010)

...ted Polarization Intradyne Coherent Receiver. Complementing the work being done by IEEE on 100G Ethernet and ITU-T's OTU4 of the Optical Transport Hierarchy (OTH), the paper looks at propagation challenges and suggests ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   ITU-T

Carrier Ethernet Access Platform Market Abuzz

Explore Light Reading (Mar 31 2010) Access , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Global , Heavy Reading

... is the stepped up rollout of new Ethernet OAM capabilities on access platforms -- including IEEE 802.1ag and ITU-T Y.1731 -- that promise to improve Ethernet service and network management and provide visibility into se... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Overture Networks   ITU-T