Abstract
Advances in next-generation SONET/SDH have introduced novel features for generic protocol framing/encapsulation, virtual concatenation, inverse multiplexing, dynamic circuit adjustment, and so on. In turn, these provisions have enabled much improved multi-tiered service provisioning and are viewed very favorably by carriers, particularly incumbents. This article looks at this evolved framework with a particular focus on value-added services creation. Results from a sample performance evaluation study also are presented to quantify some of the achievable gains.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 64-73 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | IEEE Communications Magazine |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Ethernet networks
- Multiplexing
- SONET
- Standards
- Storage area networks
- Synchronous digital hierarchy
- Time division multiplexing