APRICOT 2011 - MPLS-based Metro Ethernet Networks v1.0
APRICOT 2011 - MPLS-based Metro Ethernet Networks v1.0
APRICOT 2011 - MPLS-based Metro Ethernet Networks v1.0
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Introduction to <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> Services<br />
What do we mean by <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> services ?<br />
Use of <strong>Ethernet</strong> access tails<br />
Provision of <strong>Ethernet</strong>-<strong>based</strong> services across the MAN/WAN<br />
Point-to-point<br />
Point-to-multipoint<br />
Multipoint-to-multipoint<br />
However, the underlying infrastructure used to deliver <strong>Ethernet</strong> services<br />
does NOT have to be <strong>Ethernet</strong> !!!<br />
Referred to as Carrier <strong>Ethernet</strong> services by the <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> Forum<br />
The terms “Carrier <strong>Ethernet</strong>” and “<strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong>” are used interchangeably in<br />
this presentation, but in the strict sense of the term, “Carrier <strong>Ethernet</strong>” refers to<br />
the carrier-grade evolution of “<strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong>”<br />
14 | <strong>MPLS</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Networks</strong>, February <strong>2011</strong>
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