My TN Connection

As a member of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), Transition Networks is continuously monitoring the advancements of Carrier Ethernet and some of the associated advanced management capabilities being implemented by service providers. I was recently doing some research and found some useful information on the newly revamped MEF website. If you’re looking to get up to speed on Carrier Ethernet and its benefits, their site is a great place to start. Here is a sampling of what I found:

What is Carrier Ethernet?

Carrier Ethernet in Action - Overview

Business and Case Studies

MEF Videos

White Papers

Additionally, I came across a good article on the Lightwave website about Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities which are vital to Carrier Ethernet success. The article - OAM: Going beyond the standards to enable innovative Carrier Ethernet services - written by Umesh Kukreja of Atrica Inc. does a good job of highlighting how far OAM has come and also points out some gaps that need to be addressed.

The folks at Light Reading put on another successful Ethernet Expo in New York earlier this week. The show did a great job of highlighting the opportunities and challenges faced by Service Providers and hardware manufacturers as we all work to keep up with the demand and growth in the Carrier Ethernet space. continue »

From time to time here at My TN Connection, I’ll be outlining interesting and applicable news stories from the data networking industry. I’ll be selecting stories from magazines, web sites, industry blogs and other sources that I think you might find relevant to today’s technology. If you have suggestions on white papers or articles you think should be covered, please contact us! continue »

October is shaping up to be another busy trade show month for Transition Networks. We’re exhibiting globally and covering many industry verticals. Below is recap of where we’ll be, what we’ll be showing and how you can find us.

Some of the product lines we’ll be exhibiting at the various shows include:

• Industrial Ethernet Switches and Media Conversion
• Analog and IP Video Networking
• Corning/Transition Gigabit Ethernet Conversion Module
• Carrier Ethernet and MEF-Certified Products

Futurecom 2007
October 1st - 4th
Florianopolis, Brazil
Booth #A75

ISA Expo 2007
October 2nd - 4th
Houston, Texas
Booth #2267

Broadband World Forum Europe
October 8th - 11th
Berlin Germany
Booth #8035

Security Canada Central
October 17th - 18th
Toronto, ON
Booth #914

Interop New York
October 22nd - 26th
New York, NY
Booth #461