Title :
Optical Ethernet in the Metro
Author_Institution :
Internet Photonics Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The author discusses the potential for optical Ethernet to evolve from a pure LAN (Local Area Network) technology to a MAN (Metro Area Network) technology, and outlines some of the challenges to be faced, notably IEEE standards issues
Keywords :
IEEE standards; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre LAN; telecommunication standards; 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard; Ethernet in the First Mile; IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring Taskforce; IEEE standards; MAN; Metro Ethernet Forum; OAM; metro area network; optical Ethernet; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Frame relay; IP networks; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber cables; Photonics; SONET; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969288
