By Yossi Saad Overview With Ethernet proliferating from the enterprise into carrier networks, challenges had to be addressed to ensure interoperability. Vendors and carriers have performed...
By Paul R. Morkel Overview New technology brings digital benefits to the metro edge of the optical network. The result reduces network costs, simplifies operations, and provides efficient...
By Frank Wiener Overview New platforms enable service providers to continue to leverage TDM services using established methods, while migrating to the new generation of Ethernet services in a...
By Jim Theodoras Overview Optical switching has evolved into three main categories. Which belongs in your network? Optical switching has evolved through multiple successive generations, with...
By Steve Frisken and Simon Poole Overview Thanks to technology advances, wavelength-selective switches now make economic as well as operational sense for a wider variety of applications,...
By David Mazzarese Overview Completion of the OM4 specification for multimode optical fiber cables will have a ripple effect on other standards. The standardization of next-generation multimode...
By David Mazzarese Overview Completion of the OM4 specification for multimode optical fiber cables will have a ripple effect on other standards. The standardization of next-generation multimode...
One of Supercomm’s most interesting briefings came from Cisco. The system vendor released details of its Visual Networking Index Usage Study, which tracks current broadband usage. (It’s...
