DocumentCode
376159
Title
Optical Ethernet in the Metro
Author
Nuss, Martin C.
Author_Institution
Internet Photonics Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Abstract
Summary form only given. The author discusses the potential for optical Ethernet to evolve from a pure LAN (Local Area Network) technology to a MAN (Metro Area Network) technology, and outlines some of the challenges to be faced, notably IEEE standards issues
Keywords
IEEE standards; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre LAN; telecommunication standards; 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard; Ethernet in the First Mile; IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring Taskforce; IEEE standards; MAN; Metro Ethernet Forum; OAM; metro area network; optical Ethernet; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Frame relay; IP networks; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber cables; Photonics; SONET; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7105-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969288
Filename
969288
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