… A converged metro network, where Ethernet/IP services, along with the traditional time … of
metro networks, which have evolved to meet the demand of various applications and services, …

… This paper examines how new metro network design methodologies can be used to satisfy
existing services at lower cost than legacy design techniques would achieve and, at the …

… Following this classification, it can be safely argued that today’s core networks and metropolitan
area networks (metro networks for simplicity) are almost entirely based on optical fiber …

… networks. This paper describes the feasibility of basing access and metro networks on WDM
tech… In Section II, we describe WDM star networks. Physical star topologies are appropriate …

… , forming mesh networks. To maintain cost and resource efficiency, we propose the
introduction of Quality of Service (QoS) proxies at the border between different link technologies. …

… ’s metro and core networks, and between two different carriers. Most metro transport carriers
… For the purposes of this article, we classify the services offered by metro carriers into five …

… We observe a wide arena of metro networks; over six major world areas (… networks of all
sizes (from 2 to 14 lines) we are also able to get a sense of the patterns of development of metro …

… organization of metro networks, which … metro networks and the possible connections to
their service performance via complex-network metrics. In this study, we extend the term “metro …

… technologies are now changing the way metro networks are designed. Multifunctional
consolidation through technology … -aware service offerings. This presentation will explore new …

… (FTTH) is currently putting a strain on metropolitan area network (MAN) bandwidth. Most of
today’s metropolitan area networks are based on circuit switched synchronous optical network…