Gigabit Ethernet For Metro Area Networks

Covers the realities of implementation in an incredible technology.

A tutorial providing a comprehensive introduction to LAN and MAN technology and standards, combining original material and reprinted articles in the following organization: local area networks, metropolitan area networks, the network interface, LAN and MAN performance, internetworking, glossary, lis

Gigabit Ethernet has been deployed in the metro space, providing low cost, easily managed bandwidth for intensive applications like video, storage, and ASPs. 10 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3a) will make the use of Ethernet in the Metro area even more attractive. IDC projects that GigE revenues in the U.S., marked at $155 million in 2001, will grow at 36.7% per year over the next five years, to $741 million in 2006.

Metro Service Providers are increasingly turning to Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) to converge disparate networks and services into a unified core, maintain quality, and deliver additional value-added capabilities. MPLS for Metropolitan Area Networks addresses service providers' challenges by demonstrating solutions provided by MPLS features

This book provides an exhaustive look at current MAN standards and products, and how they fit in with other communications services and standards. It covers the definition of MANs and the two main strategies today: ANSI's Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), and the IEEE's Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB).