Operation, administration, and maintenance of Ethernet services in wide area networks

Author

Cavendish, Dirceu

Author_Institution

Merica Comput. & Commun. Res. Labs., NEC Labs, Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

42

Issue

3

fYear

2004

fDate

3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

79

Abstract

Recent developments in Ethernet technology, such as 10G Ethernet interfaces, Ethernet passive optical networks, and resilient packet rings are pushing Ethernet from the local area network environment to metropolitan and wide area network environments. For Ethernet service providers, managing Ethernet services efficiently is key to a sustainable business model. This article discusses issues in providing OAM features and capabilities to Ethernet services over metro and wide area networks. We analyze current Ethernet features that can be leveraged in an Ethernet OAM framework, and introduce requirements and new functionalities to support Ethernet services in wide area networks.

Keywords

computer network management; metropolitan area networks; wide area networks; 10G Ethernet interfaces; Ethernet passive optical networks; Ethernet services; OAM functions; administration function; maintenance function; metropolitan area network environments; operation function; packet rings; service providers; sustainable business model; wide area network environments; Asynchronous transfer mode; Circuits; Containers; Ethernet networks; Intelligent networks; Multiprotocol label switching; Payloads; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2004.1273776

Filename

1273776