Table of Contents
Chapter 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter 2: SETTING THE STAGE: CARRIER NETWORK TRANSFORMATION
- Introduction
- NGN drivers
- Packet transition: sea-change in network infrastructure
- Carrier Ethernet: introduction
- Force for change: the Metro Ethernet Forum
Chapter 3: MARKET OVERVIEW: CARRIER ETHERNET
- Definitions: MEF
- Drivers, goals and expectations
- Market segmentation: services, networks, transport
- Services definitions and characteristics: MEF
- Technology segmentation - IP/MPLS, VPLS, T-MPLS, PWE3, Ethernet, PBB,
PBB-TE, PBT, NG-SDH/SONET, OTN-WDM, proprietary
- Standardisation programs: ITU-T, IEEE, IETF, MEF, OIF
- Current status
- Evolution dynamics: enterprise LAN to carrier network
Chapter 4: OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS
- Introduction
- Operator segmentation: fixed, mobile, incumbent, alternate
- Application and service drivers: NGN, IPTV, mobile, residential, business
- Capex and Opex balance
- Network context and architecture
- Evolution needs versus segmentation
- Network control: GMPLS, OSS/BSS integration
- Service management and provisioning
- Recent contract announcements
- Case studies:
- BT
- NTL
- Orange France Telecom Group
- T-Com
- Telenor
Chapter 5: VENDOR SOLUTIONS
- Introduction
- Architectural drivers
- Network segmentation: core, metro, edge, access
- Platform approaches: segmentation, intersection with Carrier Ethernet
- Equipment segmentation: IP/MPLS, CESR, Ethernet, NG-SDH/SONET, OTN-WDM
- Technology choices
- Development issues
- Opportunities and threats for different approaches
- Case studies:
- ADVA
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Atrica
- Ciena
- Cisco
- ECI
- Ericsson
- Extreme
- Gridpoint
- InfoVista
- Lightstorm
- Meriton
- Nokia Siemens
- Nortel
- Operax
- Overture
- Soapstone
- Tellabs
- TPACK
- World-Wide Packets
Chapter 6: TRANSITION STRATEGIES
- Overview
- Future scenarios
- Business case analysis
- Evolution paths
- Migration timescales
- Regional variations
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