Hybrid transport solutions for TDM/data networking services

Author

Hernandez-Valencia, Enrique

Volume

40

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

104

Lastpage

112

Abstract

There is a growing demand for native data transport services for enterprises and corporations across public transport networks. Equipment vendors have begun to incorporate a variety of LAN and storage area network interfaces, notably Ethernet, Fibre Channel/FICON, and ESCON, on traditional metro and long-haul transport equipment. Embracing Ethernet and SAN technology enables the introduction of flexible high-capacity transport services optimized for data networking. Transport operators may thus offer both enterprise-centric connectivity services, such as transparent LAN connectivity and virtual LAN services, as well as traditional bandwidth services, such as private lines, while preserving the operations and management infrastructure of the existing public networks. We discuss the benefits of a hybrid Ethernet/TDM transport solution

Keywords

SONET; business communication; computer network management; data communication; local area networks; network interfaces; optical fibre networks; synchronous digital hierarchy; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; ESCON; Fibre Channel/FICON; SAN; SONET/SDH; TDM/data networking services; WDM; bandwidth services; corporation networks; data transport services; enterprise connectivity services; enterprise networks; equipment vendors; high-capacity transport services; hybrid Ethernet/TDM transport; long-haul transport equipment; management infrastructure; metro transport equipment; operations infrastructure; private lines; public networks; public transport networks; storage area network interface; transparent LAN connectivity; transport operators; virtual LAN services; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Data communication; Ethernet networks; Internet telephony; Local area networks; Packet switching; Storage area networks; Telecommunication switching; Time division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.1000220

Filename

1000220