Delivering carrier Ethernet
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Carrier Ethernet is rapidly becoming the de facto platform for offering the next generation of high-bandwidth multimedia applications...[this book] provides an in-depth assessment of the various network solutions that can be used to deliver Carrier Ethernet services...based on extensive real-world deployments and is written by globally renowned experts...addresses each underlying technology, its benefits and pitfalls, deployment approaches, ongoing developments, economic assessments, and key vendors promoting the solution...[Explains how] Carrier Ethernet is delivered over: copper, HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coax), PONs (Passive Optical Networks), TDM (Time Division Multiplexing), Fiber and WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing), Optical wireless mesh network/free space optics, SONET (Synchronous optical NETworking) / MSPP (Multi-Service Provisioning Platform), RPR (Resilient Packet Ring), Bridging/switching, MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching), WiMAX/WiMAC.
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Abdul Kasim
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Prasanna Adhikari
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Nan Chen
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Norman Finn
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Nasir Ghani
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Marek Hajduczenia
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Paul Havala
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Giles Heron
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Luca Martini
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Robert Metcalfe
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Mannix O'Connor
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Matt Squire
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William Szeto
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Greg White
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Michael Howard
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