Latest Routing and switching White Papers
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Why the time is now to transition TDM to IP
As legacy TDM networks reach end-of-life status, coupled with support personnel becoming increasingly scarce, service providers a ...
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Upgrading R&E Networks to Bolster Bandwidth, ...
Research and Education (R&E) organizations are looking for new and better ways to provide network services to campus communities. ...
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
The Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture employs shared fiber to achieve cost savings for network operators, which is cost- ...
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
This business case outlines a pluggable mixed PON/active architecture based on Ciena’s Universal Aggregation solution, which allo ...
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The Impact of OTT Services on the Mobile Backhaul ...
Many mobile operators have deployed a traditional IPoDWDM architecture for mobile backhaul, which was sufficient when network tra ...
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Small Cell Technology, Big Business Opportunity
Small cells allow the mobile network to improve in both coverage and capacity, which facilitates web-scale architectures even fur ...
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Redefining Metro Networks for Scale, Simplicity, ...
This paper by Omdia explores the evolution of metro platform architecture to hybrid-DDC chassis with integrated coherent optics.
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Packets for All
For decades, TDM was the backbone for global bandwidth, transporting voice, data, and video. In 2012, global bandwidth was transf ...
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Packet Networking: A Reliable and Robust Foundati ...
This paper provides practical guidance for planning packet networking deployments and suggests opportunities for monetizing the c ...
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Omdia Report: Flexible XGS-PON deployments can be ...
This paper looks at trends in how Passive Optical Network (PON) networks are being deployed in terms of technology choices like G ...
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Network Strategies to Drive Lower Costs amid High ...
This paper discusses how OTN and MPLS-TP can be jointly deployed to optimize IP router infrastructures.
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Multi-service Substation WAN Backbone: Ready for ...
Broadband service deployment has historically been limited in rural communities, creating challenges for residents, especially du ...
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MSOs Take Ethernet Business Services By Storm
This paper discusses the rise of EBS as an appealing alternative to traditional business services.
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Modernizing Media & Entertainment Networks to ...
This paper characterizes the motivations for network modernization and describes approaches Media and Entertainment companies can ...
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Modernizing India’s Networks to Meet 21st Century ...
Skyrocketing mobile device use and data traffic growth projections are driving unprecedented demand for connectivity across the I ...
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Maximizing LTE Benefits Using Carrier Ethernet Ba ...
Backhaul providers are in a prime position to capitalize on the growing market for delivering Carrier Ethernet services to MNOs.
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Improving the Enterprise Network
This paper explores the value proposition of Carrier Ethernet, as expressed by carriers, as it applies to government and enterpri ...
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Impact of 5G on Wireline Networks in Asia-Pacific
Understand why MNOs in the Asia-Pacific region need to take action now on an integrated wireless/wireline planning approach to so ...
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How Integrated Photonics Enhances Capacity and Sc ...
This paper explores a technical solution that will eliminate out of date equipment, drive content closer to the user and removes ...
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Fiber Deep for Success in the Gigabit Era
This paper shows how an operator can get ahead of the trends through the use of digital optics and packet networking.
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Expanding Demands Need Routing and Switching Perf ...
This paper shows how to gain the most from metro transformation initiatives with a simple, scalable, and programmable approach.
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Ethernet Services in an IP World
Ethernet as a data networking technology has been in wide use for many years, keeping pace with the network speeds demanded by ap ...
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Elegant Migration from TDM to a Modern Routing an ...
IP/MPLS approaches guarantee their ability to support legacy customers and help operators pursue emerging opportunities, such as ...