Nortel Networks moved to beef up metro Ethernet networks on Tuesday at the Globalcomm carrier-equipment show in Chicago, rolling out a recently developed technology designed to make them more ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. Trying to put its stamp on the new world of virtualized networks, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is ...

If you're using a carrier's data services but network bandwidth is always in short supply and your technology road map tells you to expect more of the same, consider metro Ethernet. The first ...

Cisco Systems Inc. will add switch-silicon vendor Greenfield Networks Inc. to its arsenal for metro Ethernet, a technology many service providers are now rolling out for business customers. Privately ...

Targeted at carrier Ethernet and metro WDM transport networks, the chip provides a direct connection between 10G MACs, network processors, or 10-GbE switches, and XFP/SFP+ optical modules. A single ...

Vitesse Semiconductor has introduced the VSC7350, the industry's first media access controller (MAC) which allows OEMs to support advanced Metro Ethernet services over both SONET/SDH and DWDM ...

Metro Ethernet Forum president Nan Chen explains the "Third Network" NaaS strategy, why life-cycle service orchestration (LSO) is so crucial to it, and what's good about eating your young. Chen: So, ...

Network World Canada – Nortel Networks Corp. has agreed to sell its metropolitan Ethernet and optical networking units to Ciena Corp. for $769 million, $248 million more than its initial offer ...

TORONTO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ailing telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp has suspended its plans to sell its Metro Ethernet Networks unit as it begins its restructuring under bankruptcy ...

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Ciena Corp said on Monday it is in advanced talks to buy assets in Nortel Networks Corp's metro Ethernet networks (MEN) business as the bankrupt telecom equipment maker ...