See optical wireless mesh
networks
FSO solution, support for,
506??“511, 513
G
Generic Framing Procedure (FGP),
relationship to circuit
bonding, 271
generic framing procedure (GFP),
relationship to SONET,
304??“305
GFP (generic framing procedure),
relationship to SONET,
304??“305
GFP adaptation sublayer,
relationship to RPR, 354
Ghani, Nasir, 197
Gigabit Ethernet, early renditions
for, 210
GMPLS (generalized multiprotocol
label switching)
extending MPLS with, 320
market traction of, 227
role in fiber networks, 211??“212
granularity services, role in Carrier
Ethernet, 50
green service, significance of,
63??“64
green token, significance of, 64
growth opportunities, availability
of, 38??“39
Gumaste, Ashwin, 197
H
Hajduczenia, Marek, 163
Havala, Paul, 299
HDLC (high-level data link control),
use with SONET, 303??“304
HDLC-like sublayer, relationship to
RPR, 354
HEC error coverage, relationship
to RPR frames,
351??“353
Heron, Giles, 421
HFC (hybrid fiber-coax)
infrastructure. See hybrid
fiber-coax (HFC)
HFC plant, Ethernet transport
across, 151??“153
HFC solution, support for,
506??“511, 513
Hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS) model,
overview of, 447??“448
high-level data link control (HDLC),
use with SONET, 303??“304
high-speed connections, availability
in Asia, 119
Howard, Michael, 105
Huawei, RPR solutions offered
by, 367
hub and spoke topology, RPR in,
362??“363
H-VPLS (Hierarchical VPLS) model,
overview of, 447??“448
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hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)
application of, 158
bandwidth efficiency in, 154??“155
benefits and shortcomings of, 158
and Carrier Ethernet attributes,
155??“156
CATV networks as, 174
deployment scenarios, 159??“160
drivers for, 157
economic assessment of, 161
and L2VPNs (Layer 2 virtual
private networks), 155
limitations of, 158
network topology of, 150
ongoing developments in, 160??“162
physical plant, 150
role of fiber in, 225
spectrum allocations, 150??“151
and TDM emulation, 155
technology description of, 147??“148
vendors of, 161??“162
I
I-components
interconnection of, 397??“398
relationship to backbone bridges,
396??“398
IEEE, involvement with Carrier
Ethernet, 54
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