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Dr. Yaakov Stein, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at RAD Data Communications, will speak at the MPLS and Ethernet World Congress 2012 on February 9 in Paris on the topic “Ethernet vs. MPLS-TP in Access Networks.”
In his address, Dr. Stein will conclude that Ethernet retains a strong advantage over MPLS-TP in the access. In order to reach this conclusion, he considers ten factors: fault management functionality, performance management functionality, automatic protection switching mechanisms, Quality of Service mechanisms, handling diverse traffic types, timing distribution, integration with surrounding networks, CapEx, OpEx, and security. For each of these factors he ranks Ethernet and MPLS-TP on suitability, coverage and maturity.
MPLS-TP Loses Points on Maturity
“It should come as no surprise that in a comparison like this Ethernet comes out ahead of MPLS-TP,” Dr. Stein comments. “Obviously, MPLS-TP loses quite a few points on maturity,” he notes. “While the Ethernet community has gone through years of interop trials and the Metro Ethernet Forum has established certification programs, none of this has been done yet for MPLS-TP.”
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Slim-line design reduces cost of entry with limitless scalability
(SEATTLE, WA – February 2, 2012) XKL, LLC, a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment introduces its DarkStar® DSM, a robust optical transport system that provides hands-free configuring and provisioning of data rates and numbers of channels. The DarkStar optical transport system product line provides scalability to a near limitless amount of bandwidth.
The DSM Optical Transport System is part of XKL’s DarkStar® product portfolio which recently revealed its ability to transport 400Gbps of data as fast as 8.067 milliseconds on a test bed spanning 1650km. The DSM product line supports high-bandwidth capabilities starting with a minimum of 20 Gigabits of capacity, providing an easy to deploy and realistic entry platform for service providers and enterprise businesses seeking opportunities to gain more control over their network infrastructure.
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Carrier ethernet is currently in the growth stage of its lifecycle and is one of the few sectors of the telecoms industry that saw positive growth during the recession. With Next Generation Networks converging with rising smartphone and tablet adoption rates, the strain on service providers for backhaul and content rich applications continues apace. It is clear the ethernet services, products, solutions and equipment are set to see continued growth between 2012 and 2017. Visiongain calculates that the global carrier ethernet equipment market will reach $34.2bn in 2012.
While the drivers for carrier ethernet are apparent, what are the market restraints? This report provides a timely and holistic overview of the market as a whole. Discussing the variety of ethernet types available; from microwave to optical and copper provide viable solutions for every sector, enterprise and residential demand. This report details the business case for ethernet with ROI, set-up costs, advantages and disadvantages revealed; providing an essential guide for any business seeking to adopt ethernet services in order to reduce CapEx and OpEx.
Forecasts for all aspects of ethernet from projected equipment sales, to services revenues to application popularity are covered. This report also details the key vendors for Ethernet with comparative studies and detailed tables of vendor offerings
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As the industry leader in MPLS and Carrier Ethernet, Cisco will have a strong presence at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris, France from February 7-10, 2012
With the spotlight in the industry around cloud services, this year’s conference will focus on how MPLS as a technology can help enable and deliver cloud services and provide data center connectivity. Another hot topic is Unified MPLS -- how a converged approach for mobile and wireline services can be an efficient migration path from transport to packet based networks. Leveraging a mature and proven technology such as MPLS provides many benefits in terms of cost, flexibility, and ease of implementation.
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Super-fast fiber is worth every penny when it comes to helping Vermont get ahead in smart grid.
For a small state, Vermont has big smart grid plans.
The Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) and IBM will build a statewide fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet network to provide the backbone for communications for Vermont’s utilities.
The network will connect transmission substations owned by VELCO, which is the statewide transmission company, to the distribution utilities.
"Our collaboration with IBM to construct a network that both strengthens system reliability and enables Vermont utilities to execute our collaborative statewide Smart Grid initiative provides an innovative model for the rest of the country to build a 21st century smart grid,” Chris Dutton, President and CEO of VELCO, said in a statement.
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