Delivering Carrier Ethernet - Extending Ethernet Beyond the LAN

A practical, in-depth technical guide to understanding and deploying Carrier Ethernet technologies
This is the only book on the market to address how Carrier Ethernet--the emerging high-speed access solution--is fast becoming the de facto technology in Service Provider networks.Delivering Ethernet in Access Networksprovides engineers and telecom professionals with an in-depth technical guide to understanding and deploying Carrier Ethernet technologies. Each chapter includes deployment and implementation strategies and examples written by global experts.

List of contents

Part I: Background
Chapter 1: Ethernet: From LAN to the WAN
Chapter 2: Carrier Ethernet
Chapter 3: The Ethernet Market Opportunity
Part II: Solutions
Chapter 4: The Solution Framework
Chapter 5: Copper
Chapter 6: Hybrid Fiber-Coax
Chapter 7: Passive Optical Networks (PONs)
Chapter 8: Fiber and WDM
Chapter 9: Optical Wireless Mesh Networks
Chapter 10: TDM: Circuit Bonding
Chapter 11: SONET/MSPP
Chapter 12: Resilient Packet Ring (RPR)
Chapter 13: Ethernet Bridging
Chapter 14: MPLS
Chapter 15: WiMAX
Part III: A Look into the Future
Chapter 16: Evolution of Carrier Ethernet Solutions
Appendix: Final Thoughts
Index

About the author

Michael Howard is a principal security program manager on the Trustworthy Computing Group s Security Engineering team at Microsoft. He is the author or coauthor of many well-known software security books and is an editor of i IEEE Security & Privacy

Summary

A practical guide to understanding and deploying Carrier Ethernet technologies. It addresses how Carrier Ethernet is the de facto technology in Service Provider networks.

Product details

• Authors: Prasanna Adhikari, Adhikari Prasanna, Nan Chen, Chen Nan, Norman Finn, Finn Norman, Nasir Ghani, Ghani Nasir, Marek Hajduczenia, Hajduczenia Marek, Paul Havala, Havala Paul, Giles Heron, Heron Giles, Michael Howard, Howard Michael, Abdul Kasim, Kasim Abdul, Luca Martini, Martini Luca, Metcalfe Bob, O'Connor Mannix, Squire Matt, Szeto William, White Greg
• Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL Professional
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9780071487474
• ISBN: 978-0-07-148747-4
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 240 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 1135 g
• Series: McGraw-Hill Communications; McGraw-Hill Communications
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; COMPUTERS / Networking / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, Communications engineering / telecommunications, Computer networking & communications, Computer networking and communications