This paper describes the major problems that Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)is facing and presents basic requirements of the next generation MAN.It presents four technical solutions:SDH,Ethernet, Resilient Packet Ring ...This paper describes the major problems that Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)is facing and presents basic requirements of the next generation MAN.It presents four technical solutions:SDH,Ethernet, Resilient Packet Ring and WDM Multiservice Platform.Based on the analysis of these solutions,it is concluded that the above technologies should be used together and different technologies should be employed under different circumstances to make an integrated solution for MAN,while SDH multiservice will play a center role in the near future.展开更多
文摘This paper describes the major problems that Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)is facing and presents basic requirements of the next generation MAN.It presents four technical solutions:SDH,Ethernet, Resilient Packet Ring and WDM Multiservice Platform.Based on the analysis of these solutions,it is concluded that the above technologies should be used together and different technologies should be employed under different circumstances to make an integrated solution for MAN,while SDH multiservice will play a center role in the near future.
