References
1. Extensively used MEF material in this chapter is reproduced with permission of
the Metro Ethernet Forum.
2. MEF technical specifications 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10.1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19:
www.metroethernetforum.org.
3. IEEE 802 specifications: www.getIEEE802.org.
4. ITU specifications: www.itu.int/publications/default.aspx.
5. IETF specifications: www.ietf.org
6. ???Business Ethernet??”The Game Plan for 2007,??? MEF, Vertical Systems Group,
January 2007.
7. Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and Provider Backbone Transport, Nortel:
www.nortel.com (http://www2.nortel.com/go/solution_assoc.jsp?segId=0&parId=0
&catId=0&rend_id=17102&contOid=100188013&prod_id=55120).
8. Carrier Ethernet: A Reality Check by Stuart Elby, Haidar Chamas, William
Bjorkman, Vincent Alesi, Verizon, NFOEC, March 2007.
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Chapter 3
The Ethernet Market Opportunity
by Michael Howard
The main focus of this chapter is to present the trends and drivers that are shaping the
robust opportunities for Ethernet equipment and services today and into the future. These
opportunities comprise not only the Ethernet switches or routers that might first come
to mind, but also Ethernet over SONET/SDH, Ethernet over WDM, Ethernet over DSL
(VDSL especially), Ethernet over PON, and Ethernet FTTH.
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