Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. The Evolution to Today

2. Enterprise Business Needs

3. Carrier Value Proposition

4. Common System Requirements

5. Deployment Strategies

6. Enterprise Uses and Benefits

7. The Competitive Landscape

Self-Test

Glossary

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ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

DWDM
dense wavelength division multiplexing

ESCON
enterprise system connection

FDDI
fiber distributed data interface

FDM
frequency division multiplexing

FICON
fiber connection

FSP
fiber service platform

IP
Internet protocol

ISP
Internet service provider

LAN
local-area network

LEC
local-exchange carrier

MPLS
multiprotocol labeling system

OC
optical carrier

OSPF
open shortest path first

SAN
storage-area network

SNMP
signaling network management protocol

SONET/SDH
synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy

SRDF
symmetric remote data facility

T3
45-Mbps leased line

TDM
time division multiplexing

TL–1
transaction language 1

UPSR
unidirectional path switched ring

VoIP
voice over IP

WDM
wavelength division multiplexing