Thanks Jack,
I see you've got me pigeon-holed..... Hehe.
Here's one that is germane to the OC-768 discussion, and is a lively exchange to boot...
lightreading.com
The Great 10-Gig WAN Scam
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On the face of it, the upcoming 10-Gbit/s Ethernet standard should be the best news service providers have had since... well, ever.
The new Ethernet spec runs 10 times faster than 1-Gbit/s Ethernet -- the previous LAN speed record holder. Better yet, it will be outfitted with bells and whistles, eliminating the distance limitations associated with regular Ethernet -- allowing carriers for the first time to build metro and long-haul Ethernet wide-area networks without regard to size.
Chew on that for a second. Using such technology, service providers should be able to break down the Berlin Wall of networking -- the divide between the LAN and the WAN -- building seamless, end-to-end Ethernet networks that can extend all the way from the heart of an enterprise network (or the living room of a residential subscriber's home) out over a metro network and way across the country. And because this is Ethernet, these networks will be scalable, simple, and -- above all –- cheap.
Right?
Wrong.
The truth is that the new 10-Gbit/s “Ethernet” standard isn’t really Ethernet at all –- it’s Sonet.
In addition to Jander and Saunder's viewpoint, there is a nice rebuttal from John Collins, Director Optical Applications Marketing, Nortel Networks Corp.
In my own weak understanding of the situation, it sure seems that IEEE is not only dissing the carriers, but the end users as well, who can very well benefit from inexpensive 850nm connections in enterprise level situations. Hopefully, the single-mode wonks will relent.
Best, Ray |
