Metro Area Network (MAN) is a fast growing sector of the telecommunications industry providing a bridge between traditional enterprise networks (LAN) and the core network. The ubiquity of Ethernet in the LAN makes it a very key element of the Metro space. Service providers in the MAN are multiplexing data with DWDM or encapsulating it in SONET and multiplexing it with DWDM services. Ethernet and Multi-Service Platforms are key elements in the MAN.
For Metro Equipment vendors, Ethernet is a Key Growth Opportunity:
- Enterprise customers and carriers benefit from the simplicity and low price points of Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
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As part of a multiservice network, Ethernet can be combined with other high-revenue services without staking entire business model:
- Traditional voice and private line
- ATM transport
- Optical services (OC-3/12/48)
Multi-Service Platforms:
- Low-cost SONET components are enabling the innovation of new, high-density, data-savvy architectures
- Smooth, low-risk & affordable evolution from TDM to packet services and infrastructures
- Maximized return on existing capital by building on current-day standards and operations practices
- Increased revenue opportunities by adding new Ethernet services
- Simplified metropolitan networks with multi-layer and multiservice convergence
- Relative network cost savings compared to parallel Ethernet and TDM transport networks
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