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Metro Ethernet Technology on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

whitepaper Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds has grown.

Tags: ethernet

[21 May 2008]

Understanding Wi-Fi and WiMAX as Metro-Access Solutions

whitepaper This paper provides incumbent wireless Internet service providers (WISPs), new WISPs and demanding new markets (such as government and education) with a technical analysis of alternatives for implementing last-mile wireless broadband services.

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), mile, implementations, service providers

[11 Apr 2008]

The Future in the Metro - Next-Generation SDH or Plain Ethernet?

whitepaper The forces behind Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)/Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) have answered the competition and now the Ethernet in the metro has been challenged by new technology called next-generation SDH, which provides Ethernet...

Tags: ethernet, generation, next generation, legacy

[10 Apr 2008]

Comparing Metro WDM Systems: Unidirectional vs. Bidirectional Implementations

whitepaper One easy feature to be seen as a difference among the broad offer of Metro WDM products is the minimum number of fibers required for system operation. However, in order to better satisfy needs of fiber-constrained networks, some WDM product for...

Tags: bandwidth issues, fiber, metro, duplex

[10 Apr 2008]

Bringing Carrier-Grade Ethernet to Metro Networks

whitepaper Ethernet has become the prevalent and ubiquitous link-layer technology in the LAN, and has evolved from a shared-medium broadcast technology to dedicated full duplex links between Ethernet switches. Because of Ethernet's simplicity, cost...

Tags: ethernet, providers, service providers, carrier

[10 Apr 2008]

Price-Performance Comparison: 3G and Tropos Metro-Scale Cellular Wi-Fi

whitepaper This paper explores the tradeoffs and limitations inherent to 3G data communications, by analyzing the performance of 1xEV-DO, a representative 3G technology. It will then compare this to what is achievable with Wi-Fi (802.11b) using the Tropos...

Tags: tdma - cdma, wi fi, wcdma, fi

[10 Apr 2008]

Storage Networking over a Metro Network

whitepaper This white paper outlines the motivation behind storage networking. The paper follows a structured approach, starting from the storage application level and moving to the storage protocol and its requirements.

Tags: sans, transport, protocol, channel

[10 Apr 2008]

Metro Ethernet Technologies on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

whitepaper In more than 25 years, Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds...

Tags: switching, media, lan, mbps

[10 Apr 2008]

FSO and Fiber: Complementary Technologies for Today’s Networks

whitepaper However, for making connections over relatively short distances in cities-the "last mile" between the fiber and the metro concentration of end users-fiber and FSO often rely on one another for success.

Tags: optical networking, optical, bandwidth, end users

[10 Apr 2008]

Catalyst 4500 Security Features Best Practices for Cisco IOS Software-Based Supervisors

whitepaper The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series brings a rich security feature set to the network edge, allowing network managers to control security threats from their inception in an enterprise-wiring closet or on a metro access network.

Tags: switching, security features, catalyst, layer

[10 Apr 2008]

Completel's National VPLS Service Deployment

whitepaper By upgrading their Riverstone RS metro routers to MPLS, Completel are able to offer a more reliable, scalable nationwide network based on VPLS that supports multipoint Ethernet VPNs and other new services.

Tags: optical networking, ethernet, facilities, fibre

[10 Apr 2008]

Cisco Multiservice over SONET/SDH Product Migration and Strategy

whitepaper Cisco's MSOS product migration plan is outlined through the course of this paper, showing how the service provider network infrastructure can be evolved and continuously streamlined as Cisco continues to innovate within the metropolitan (metro...

Tags: ethernet, cisco, ethernet, ons

[10 Apr 2008]

Legacy Transformation Guidance for a Small or Medium Business: From Analysis to Recommendations

whitepaper A fictional telecommunication service company providing high-speed Internet access, cable television, local and long distance telephone and wireless services to residential customers and local businesses in several metro areas in the mid-west is...

Tags: erp

[09 Apr 2008]

Retail Group to Improve Remote Location IT Maintenance With New Solution

whitepaper METRO Group has offices and stores in 32 countries throughout the world. METRO Group plans to deploy the Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system in early 2008 to 62 locations in Germany. Branch environments present business challenges...

Tags: application servers

[23 Mar 2008]

Metro Ethernet Service Delivers Higher Capacity, Controlled Costs, and Easier Upgrades

whitepaper When one of these links needed to be replaced, Cisco IT implemented a Metro Ethernet circuit with a Cisco 12404 Router as the gateway - yielding the company higher capacity and traffic throughput, improved routing protocol convergence and...

Tags: ethernet

[04 Mar 2008]

Surrey Metro & Knowledge Tech Windows 2000 Advanced Server

whitepaper Their client, Surrey Metro Savings (SMS), reduced transaction processing costs by an estimated 30%, decreased processing errors to less than 1%, and improved overall customer and employee satisfaction with more than 99.99% uptime.

Tags: transaction processing

[19 Feb 2008]

METRO Group Puts RFID Theory Into Practice, With Real-World Results

whitepaper METRO Group, the world's third-largest retailer, attracted a lot of attention when it announced plans to use RFID throughout its supply chain and for numerous applications at its famous Future Store in Rheinberg, Germany.

Tags: rfid, rfid, supply chain, supply

[11 Feb 2008]

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Accelerates Operations, Expands Service to Its 600,000 Citizens

whitepaper Metro Nashville has a $1.6 billion annual budget, employs more than 20,000 people, and administers an additional 7,000 pensions. Technology is the centerpiece of Metro Nashville's continued strategy to increase operational efficiencies.

Tags: database management

[08 Feb 2008]

Nortel Network Case Study: Tiscali Italia

whitepaper A new optical communications infrastructure, using the Nortel Optical Metro 5000 with the Nortel Optical Multiservice Edge 6500. To provide Tiscali Italia with the infrastructure it needed to deliver next-generation broadband services.

Tags: optical networking

[14 Jan 2008]

Nortel Network Case Study: The School District of Philadelphia

whitepaper A Nortel Optical Ethernet solution, utilizing gigabit Ethernet capabilities on the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 and Ethernet over SONET through Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) on an Optical Metro 3500 next-generation SONET platform.

Tags: ethernet

[14 Jan 2008]

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