See MAC (Media
Access Control) sublayer
MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum),
significance of, 47, 98??“99
MEMS (micro electromechanical
systems),
development of, 201
MEN (Metro Ethernet Network),
role in ESM (Ethernet Service
Model), 57
Mesh networks
definition of, 246
use with WiMAX, 482??“485
mesh switching, role in fiber
networks, 208
Metcalfe, Robert, 10, 12, 17
Metro Ethernet
manufacturer revenues for, 118
scaling, 450??“451
scaling via EoMPLS, 462??“463
Metro Ethernet Network (MEN),
role in ESM (Ethernet Service
Model), 57
metro networks
deployment of, 107
growth of Ethernet in, 114??“115
measure of Ethernet in, 106
542 Index
Metropolitan Area Networks
(MANs). See MANs
(Metropolitan Area Networks)
MIB (Management Information
Base), purpose of, 92, 170
micro electro-mechanical systems
(MEMS), development of, 201
Mid-Band Ethernet
application of, 138??“139
benefits and shortcomings of, 141
deployment of, 141??“142
development of, 132
economic assessment of, 144??“145
funding of fiber build-outs by, 137
growth of, 136
limitations of, 139??“141
versus traditional Ethernet
technologies, 140
military applications, using optical
wireless mesh in, 254
mispointing in FSO systems,
compensating for, 242
MMF (multimode fiber)
versus SMF (single-mode
fiber), 200
use of, 198??“199
M:N protection type, relationship to
Carrier Ethernet, 84
mobile service providers, capital
expenditures for, 113
MP2MP protection, explanation
of, 84
MPCP MIBs, contents of, 171
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label
Switching) protocol.
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