Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks

  • AT&T
As the demand for inter-site bandwidth increases, organizations are using high-speed Ethernet technologies deployed within their building to communicate between their buildings. Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) are extremely effective at meeting customers' growing bandwidth requirements. However, the engineering of the MAN architecture and the equipment used to connect each site to the MAN is critical. This paper describes important issues that need to be addressed when designing a metro Ethernet network.

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Steven Taylor | July 27, 2010 2:27 PM | Reply

This paper provides a great overview of the technical capabilities that are needed in an Ethernet-based MAN. I particularly like the emphasis on and discussion of technical requirements. Additionally, the section that summarizes L2 and L3 MPLS networks and where each is most appropriate is extremely helpful.

Even though the paper focuses on AT&T's offerings, the technical discussions and educational value are excellent regardless of your exact choice of supplier.

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