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Selecting the Optimal Test Methodology for Ethernet Service Turn-Up

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Selecting the Optimal Test Methodology for Ethernet Service Turn-Up

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  • Author: David Townsend
Today’s networks are becoming all Ethernet/IP based with various Ethernet services deployed over different topologies, distances and with supporting protocols such as multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). The reason networks are designed using this common infrastructure is simply due to the scalability and cost-effectiveness of Ethernet. Combined with new, emerging standards such as ITU Y.1731, MEF and IEEE 802.1ag, Ethernet has become a carrier class service with operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) functionality. These services, whether they be offered by an Internet service provider (ISP), mobile network operator (MNO) or even transported via a carrier’s own network, have strict service level agreements (SLA’s) to abide by.

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