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["Mohan Nanduri" <mnanduri8@aol.com>]

Metro Ethernet: The Definitive Guide to Enterprise & Carrier Metro Ethernet Applications
By Sam Halabi 





Puddinhead Wilson wrote on 8/20/2004, 9:15 AM:
> Can you recommend some good books on the same? 
> 
> 
> --- sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: 
> > > > Ethernet interfaces are very popular for 
> > customers 
> > > > here in Norway 
> > > > too - but again, your core network could be 
> > > > completely different. 
> > > 
> > > yes, but no reason why ethernet would not scale... 
> > > 
> > > Let me check what the latest rage support on ZX 
> > > modules are...a few 100 kms? how costly is it to 
> > put 
> > > up another switch after every few 100kms? 
> > 
> > The reason pure Ethernet L2 networks don't scale 
> > well have little or 
> > nothing to with distance limitations for ZX GBICs 
> > (which, by the way, 
> > typically is 70 to 100 km). 
> > 
> > If you don't know why scaling pure Ethernet L2 
> > networks is difficult 
> > I would encourage reading up on this before trying 
> > to continue the 
> > discussion. 
> > 
> > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no 
> >  
> 
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