APRIL 5, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- The cable system operators market in China, which has been characterized by players of a variety of sizes, is headed for consolidation at the provincial level....
By Morteza Ghodrat Overview In order to mirror SONET/SDH networks, Carrier Ethernet vendors developed proprietary means of providing protection switching and OAM. A new series of standards...
By Todd Bundy Overview IT managers have multiple protocol options for supporting cloud computing. Settling on one may prove difficult in the near term, which means planning accordingly. The...
by Meghan Fuller Hanna Today's MSOs are taking advantage of access technologies like Switched Digital Video (SDV), DOCSIS 3.0, and RF over Glass (RFoG) to increase bandwidth to their subscribers...
by Meghan Fuller Hanna OVERVIEW: PONs may provide a cost–efficient, higher–bandwidth “tweener” option for wireless operators that need more bandwidth to support emerging 3G...
by Meghan Fuller Hanna Overview In the past, cable operators relied on third-party backbone providers to transport traffic between their regional networks. But today's cable operators are...
by Olivier Jerphagnon Overview Experience suggests that the next wave of network migration will bring its share of challenges and surprises. New breakthroughs such as in-service monitoring offer a...
By Sam Lisle OVERVIEW As service providers move away from TDM-based networking, the need remains for a universal aggregation and transport infrastructure that connects all types of end users to...
By Ole Andersen Overview A variety of standards-compliant approaches to protection are now possible, enabled by hardware-based continuity check message generators and checkers. The right approach...
By Mark Showalter Overview The Metro Ethernet Forum’s new MEF 22 implementation agreement paves the way for Ethernet mobile backhaul services–but doesn’t spell out which metro...
