Metro Area Networking (Paperback)

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART 1: A LESSON IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY

The Evolution of Modern Networks

Further Diversification

Core Versus Edge: A Few Words

The Birth of Metro

Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS)

The Maturing Metro Market

Metro Market Segments

Carrier-Class Ethernet

MPLS/GMPLS-Enabled Networks

DWDM

The Next-Generation Intelligent Network

Network Management

An Aside: Resilient Packet Ring (RPR)

Anatomy of the Metro Network: The Edge

The Multiservice Metro Network

Network Inversion

Cisco's Central Role

The Metro Network: Access

Anatomy of the Metro Network: The Core

Optical Burst Switching

Freespace Optics

synchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

Metro Topologies

Point-to-Point Architectures

Ring Architectures

Summary

PART 2: THE METRO NETWORK

What is a Metro Network?

Metro Touch Points

Long-Haul Networks

Access Networks

The Metro Area Itself

The Evolving Metro Network

Metro Demographics

Regulatory Impacts

Likely Regulatory Solutions

Summary

PART 3: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

Introduction

Overview and Terminology

Ethernet Services

Ethernet: A Brief History

Phase Two: Xerox and DEC

The Arrival of Fast Ethernet

Full-Duplex Ethernet

Up the Stack: The Ethernet Physical Layer

The Arrival of Fast Ethernet (100BaseT)

One Step Up: Gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT)

10-Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet Summary

Service Providers

Alternative Premises Schemes

Access Technologies

Marketplace Realities

ISDN

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Cable-Based Access Technologies

Wireless Access Technologies

Transport Technologies

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

Optical Networking

Putting It All Together

Fiber Nonlinearities

Intermodulation Effects

Optical Amplification

Optical Receivers

Dense Wavelength: Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM)

Optical Switching and Routing

Switching Versus Routing: What's the Difference?

Switching in the Optical Domain

Multipoint Circuit Support

Nonintrusive Monitoring

New Services

Transporting Subrate Payloads: Virtual Tributaries

SDH Nomenclature

Metro Networking: SONET and Ethernet

Summary

PART 4: METRO APPLICATIONS

Corporate Evolution

The Importance of Corporate Knowledge

The ERP Process

Data Mining

Knowledge Management

Obstacles to Effective Knowledge Management

Managing Quality of Service (QoS)

An Aside: The SLA

Supply-Chain Issues

ERP in the Telecomm Space

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Putting It All Together

Network Management in Metro Networks

Summary

PART 5: PLAYERS IN THE METRO GAME

Component Manufacturers

The Component Players

Systems Manufacturers

Service Provider Issues

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A: COMMON INDUSTRY ACRONYMS

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY

INDEX