The longevity of Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH/SDH) communications networks in the utility industry is remarkable. Used for decades to monitor and control the ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Multiprotocol label-switching (MPLS) technology is about to take off. As the most widely used MPLS routers, label edge routers (LERs) ...

MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coriant, a global supplier of open, disruptive, and hyperscale networking solutions for service providers and web-scale internet operators, today announced the ...

The traditional model of evolving hardware supportfor more complex routing in carrier-basednetwork equipment assumed that smaller siliconfeatures, more optimized design techniques,and stabilized ...

Enterprises will be hoping that two warring standards bodies can next week sort out a problem with the widely used MPLS protocol that threatens to cause widespread disruption in companies' wide area ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Over the past few days, a long-simmering disagreement between the ITU-T and the IETF over a management protocol for telecom-operator networks erupted into the open. The technology at the heart of the ...

Much work is afoot to port existing Layer 2 services to converged Multi-protocol Label Switching and IP networks. In a nutshell, these efforts should eventually enable you to add new services at ...

Telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent said it will supply IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/Multi Protocol Label Switching) technology to Lazus to ensure 2G, 3G and 4G-enabled services in Colombia. The ...

Segment Routing is once again top of mind for service providers to enable IP network simplification. Understand how Ciena’s Adaptive IP leverages Segment Routing to evolve the network to make it more ...