Peering Carrier Ethernet Networks

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Next Steps in Peering Carrier Ethernet Networks

Abstract

We now have come to the last chapter of this book, journeying through the changing landscape beginning with the invention of telephone in 1876 to the present state of information and communication technology in 2016 where peering carrier Ethernet networks (CENs) are poised to play an important role in IP backhaul, mobile backhaul, streaming and switched video transport, site-to-site connectivity, and connections for cloud computing services to facilitate network connectivity for existing as well as emerging applications like cyber-physical systems, robotics, and virtual reality. In this journey, we have seen how Ethernet evolved as the most adopted protocol in layer 2, resulting in over ...