Ethernet OAM key enabler for carrier class metro ethernet services.

The onset of Ethernet as a metropolitan and wide area networking, technology has driven the need for a new set of operations, administration, and maintenance protocols. Service provider networks are large and complex with a wide user base, and they often involve different operators that must work to...

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Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 43, 11 (2005).
Main Author:	McFarland, Mike
Other Authors:	Salam, Samer, Checker, Ripin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Ethernet link. carrier class metro Ethernet services. end-to-end services. enterprise customers. operations administration maintenance protocols. service providers. wide area networking technology.