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Metro Ethernet Standards: Cisco's Commitment to Innovation and Interoperability

Join several industry experts for a live, interactive discussion about the latest developments within the Metro Ethernet standards bodies. Review the importance of interoperability and Cisco's commitment to carrier-class solutions that are based on Metro Ethernet technologies. Learn why Metro Ethernet standards are vital to service provider success, and how...

Tags: Innovation, Interoperability, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Standards, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

Webcasts

MPLS Plug-and-Play for Metro Ethernet Networks: Deploying a Carrier-Class MPLS Metropolitan Ethernet Network to Reduce Operating Expense and Network Complexity

This paper will focus on an opportunity to revolutionize the way Metro Ethernet networks are built by applying the concept of MPLS Plug-and-Play, a technology developed by Juniper Networks. MPLS Plug-and-Play offers carriers a way to reduce the operating expense associated with deploying and managing MPLS-based Metro Ethernet networks while...

Tags: MPLS, Network, Juniper Networks Inc., Metro Ethernet, Network Technology, Ethernet, Networking

White papers 2008-04-01

Delivering on the Promise of Ethernet: MEF Services Using Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture

Today's medium and large businesses are faced with seemingly never-ending requirements for greater and more economical bandwidth and more IP-friendly Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks (MANs/WANs). As a result, enterprises increasingly are turning to service providers for Carrier Ethernet solutions. The Metro Ethernet Forum MEF, an influential industry organization, has...

Tags: Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, Service Provider, CIENA Communications, Business Services, WANs, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-05-01

Why QoS Will Be Needed in Metro Ethernets

Emerging Metro Ethernets create new opportunities to converge data and telephony services. However, to connect legacy telephony equipment, networks have to meet customary QoS requirements even at the presence of bursty data cross traffic. This paper shows with analytical evaluation and simulation results that without appropriate mechanisms the QoS requirements...

Tags: ETH Zurich, QoS, Telephony, Metro Ethernet, Ethernet, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2005-10-30

Metro Ethernet Services Business Overview for Service Providers

Demand for bandwidth in the Metropolitan-Area Network MAN or metro is expanding exponentially, the result of myriad factors, including data-intensive applications, new business models that rely on the Internet, the growth of broadband services, distributed applications, Web services, IP convergence, streaming content, multimedia, new computing models, networked storage, and business...

Tags: Metro Ethernet, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2008-01-01

Metro Ethernet Provision

Many reasons have made Ethernet today's dominant technology, and it is now making a challenge for the Access and Metro areas. Ethernet has been used for short-range and high-bandwidth networking. Remote site connections have been based on leased lines, FR and ATM; all of them relying on SDH. The challenge...

Tags: Metro Ethernet, Trend Communications, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2006-11-01

Metro Ethernet Technology on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds has grown. Ethernet switches, too, have evolved with advanced capabilities; notably, advanced Quality of Service QoS and security, which previously...

Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-12-26

Metro Ethernet Service Delivers Higher Capacity, Controlled Costs, and Easier Upgrades

The Cisco headquarters campus in San Jose, California, was served by four separate OC-3 links for Internet connectivity. When one of these links needed to be replaced, Cisco IT implemented a Metro Ethernet circuit with a Cisco 12404 Router as the gateway - yielding the company higher capacity and traffic...

Tags: Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Metro Ethernet Service, Ethernet, Networking

Case studies 2007-12-18

Telecommunications Fundamentals

View Available Dates and LocationsToday's telecommunications networks transport voice, data, and image traffic over a multitude of legacy and emerging technologies. This comprehensive course provides you with information on the structure, architecture, components, standards, and design of modern voice/telephony networks. You will learn how to evaluate...

Tags: Network, Metro Ethernet, Technology, Ethernet, Telephony, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Frame Relay, Telecom & Utilities

Training 2008-01-01

Bandwidth Profiles for Ethernet Services

This paper provides a comprehensive technical overview of bandwidth profiles for Ethernet services, based on the work of the Metro Ethernet Forum MEF Technical Committee. The paper is intended to help buyers, users, providers of Ethernet services, and equipment and semiconductor vendors understand the various types, characteristics and usage of...

Tags: Bandwidth, Metro Ethernet, Metro Ethernet Forum, Ethernet, Networking

White papers 2004-11-04

Metro Ethernet Gives Danish Service Provider the Power to Deliver Triple Play

To enable EnergiMidt to offer broadband, TV and telephony services for both residential and business customers. A carrier-grade Ethernet infrastructure covering the whole of the region, based on Nortel Optical Metro 5200 in the core and Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600s in all core and aggregation sites. The Nortel...

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Metro Ethernet, Ethernet, VOIP, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

Case studies 2007-09-19

Service Delivery Technologies for Metro Ethernet Networks

Ethernet had its origins in providing network connectivity for a single organization. With the introduction of metropolitan and wide area Ethernet services, providers started using this Ethernet "Connectivity" technology to provide Ethernet "Services." While the standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet LAN protocol is still used, service delivery technologies needed to be...

Tags: Network, Metro Ethernet, Service Delivery Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-07-23

Nortel Network Case Study: TeleCable

TeleCable wanted to empower a leading regional service provider to deliver flexible, resilient, high-bandwidth connectivity to an important regional savings bank. Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networking portfolio, comprising the Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 and the Metro Ethernet Services Units 1800 and 1850. Provider Backbone Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah) deliver massive scalability,...

Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Metro Ethernet, Networking

Case studies 2007-03-07

Speeding the Delivery of Bandwidth-Hungry Business Applications

A premium ISP and data centre provider, Biznet is one of the leading network access providers in Indonesia delivering carrier grade metro Ethernet services, cutting-edge Internet related services and data centre facilities. The company wanted to meet corporate customer demand for high-performance, high-bandwidth business applications it was necessary to take...

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Metro Ethernet, Ethernet, Leadership, Network Technology, Networking, Management

Case studies 2006-07-17

Performance Management of Metro Ethernet Services

As more and more forms of communication are migrated to Enterprise and consumer networks (voice, video, database access, data storage, imagery, real-time applications) the demand for bandwidth is accelerating. Metro Ethernet offers the highest speed and lowest price-per-bit to date, making it a great opportunity to service providers and their...

Tags: Performance, Metro Ethernet, Performance Management, Ethernet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking

White papers 2006-07-06

Metro Ethernet as a Wide Area Technology and Why It Must Be Secured

Metropolitan Area Networks MANs have emerged as a key network infrastructure among enterprises looking to connect their users across vast networking topologies. A MAN sits between a Local Area Network LAN and a Wide Area Network WAN to enable sharing of resources across a region. As networks expand, both geographically...

Tags: Metropolitan Area Network, Network, Metro Ethernet, Metro Ethernet Network, Ethernet, Networking, Network Technology

White papers 2006-04-20

The Value of Subscribing to Managed Metro Ethernet Services From Service Providers With Cisco QoS Certification

The paper begins by describing how Ethernet has evolved from a technology exclusive to LANs to one equally at home in WANs - the "Metropolitan area." By extending Ethernet to the WAN, one can better control the communications; take advantage of converged voice, data, and video services; and save money,...

Tags: Certification, QoS, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2006-01-01

Charter Business Delivers Flexible Metro Ethernet-Based Services

Charter Communications began as a cable provider in 1993. Today, it is a Fortune 500 company with a diversified portfolio of advanced digital networking services for consumers and business customers. Charter Business wanted to extend managed LAN services to customers over fiber transport. The challenge was to build network flexibility...

Tags: Network, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Networking

Case studies 2005-10-01

Managed Metro Ethernet Services: Business Advantages for the Enterprise

This white paper summarizes the advantages of Metro Ethernet for enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses SMBs and explains the advantages of out-tasking to a managed service provider. The paper concludes with case studies of companies that currently take advantage of a managed Metro Ethernet service from a member of...

Tags: Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Smb/Sme, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2005-03-01

Quick Service Activation and Revenue Capture on Metro Ethernet Networks

Ethernet in the last mile is an emerging technology, especially in densely populated areas. Not only does Ethernet provide an alternative to DSL and cable, but its ability to support a variety of services through high bandwidth creates new opportunities for service providers. ETTX stands for "Ethernet To The X,"...

Tags: Network, Metro Ethernet, ETTX, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2005-03-01