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A Look into the Future of Delivering Carrier Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Understanding the Future Demand for Carrier Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Conclusions on Carrier Ethernet Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Evolution of Solutions Delivering Carrier Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Appendix Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
by Abdul Kasim
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Acknowledgments
When I originally conceived the idea of this book in the fall of 2005, several people encouraged
and convinced me that this was a useful and a doable endeavor; but for this it would
have never progressed. I am especially grateful to Dr. Bob Metcalfe for so graciously??”and
promptly??”offering to write the foreword.
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