High-order virtual concatenation (VC) has been hailed by many in the metro space as the key for making Ethernet a viable service to deliver over Sonet architectures. With its ability to right size at ...

As Internet usage continues its growth, carriers continue to see a steady increase in packet data traffic on their metro networks. Cable providers, or multiservice operators, are experiencing similar ...

Getting the most out of Ethernet and storage-area network services is the topic of our Technology Update this week. Specifically our author ([email protected]) looks at what’s known as the ...

Targeting OC-192, 10-Gb/s short reach data links, the VSC7166 optical interconnect IC integrates both transmitter and receiver circuits on a single chip. The very-short-reach device converts 16-bit, ...

Gigabit Ethernet is expanding into more metropolitan-area networks, but don’t expect Ethernet to supplant ATM and SONET in the MAN anytime soon. While Gigabit Ethernet offers application service ...