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MEF Extols Carrier Ethernet Benefits

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IRVINE, Calif., April 19 -- Business connectivity at tens of Gb/s and broadcast-quality video on demand are just two benefits we can expect from 'carrier Ethernet' -- the next major step in global communications, according to the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The MEF said carrier Ethernet, defining native Ethernet packet access to the Internet and the penetration of wireless networks are a direct challenge to the traditional SONET telephony infrastructure and promise wide area networking (WAN) scalable beyond 10Gb/s using ubiquitous Ethernet technology. "When the MEF began, our challenge was to...Read full article

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    Published: April 2005
    carrier EthernetCommunicationsEthernetMEFMetro Ethernet ForumNews & Featurespacket accessSONETwireless networks

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