Category: Optical Networking
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MEF Announces Carrier Ethernet 2.0 & Connection Oriented Ethernet for Private Clouds
Introduction: Last week was a very big one for Carrier Ethernet. It marked the launch of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) and new announcements at the very informative Ethernet Technology Summit in San Jose, CA. While the conference theme was “Ethernet everywhere” (with special emphasis on the Data Center), there…
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100 Gb/sec Networks No Longer A Pipe Dream: JANET Education & Research Network @100GE!
Verizon has been chosen by UK Education and research network JANET to help upgrade its network to deliver broadband access at speeds of 100Gb/sec (100 gigabits per second). The network overhaul, which will enable JANET to more efficiently collaborate with other academic institutions, builds on earlier 100Gb/sec tests conducted by the organizations in 2009. Also…
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Infonetics: Carriers Making Major Push to OTN; PMC Sierra sees healthy OTN growth during next 5 years
Infonetics Research says optical network providers are making a major push to the Optical Transport Network (OTN) for metro, long haul and ultra long haul transmision. Until now, carriers have mostly used SONET/SDH for optical transport but that seems about to change in a big way. Infonetics interviewed telcos in North America, Asia Pacific, EMEA,…