ALSO CALLED: Optical Ethernet, Optical Ethernet Area Networks, and Metro Optical Ethernet Networks DEFINITION: The technology that extends Ethernet beyond the local-area network (LAN) and into metropolitan-area networks (MAN) and wide-area networks (WAN). While Ethernet LANs are almost exclusively used within the enterprise, optical Ethernet technology can be used as a service provider offering.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 08 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY:
In order to keep health care providers connected to their patients it's imperative to provide scalable, secure bandwidth. This white paper details optical network solutions that can do just that.
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