…protection MPLS dual-homed tunnel protection Services Ethernet E-Line service (native or with VPWS) Ethernet E-LAN service (native or with VPLS) Ethernet E-Tree service with VPLS TDM (T1/E1/SONET/SDH) transport over     PSN with circuit emulation ATM transport over PSN* Carrier Ethernet…

John Hawkins is Ciena’s resident Carrier Ethernet expert.  In his many years in the industry, John has held board/chair positions for a variety of IEEE and MEF committees related to Carrier Ethernet.  Next week, John is hosting a discussion on the past, present and future of Carrier…

…Switch to build a next-generation Ethernet access and aggregation architecture capable of delivering a full suite of Ethernet services (E-line, E-LAN, E-Tree) to the wholesale carrier and enterprise markets. * Ciena’s 3930 and 5150 platforms are being used to deploy 10 Gbps optical fibre rings in key…

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