Overheard – Metro Ethernet

The ongoing economic downturn is fostering a changing of the guard in telecommunications services. What might look like a business depression is actually providing fertile ground for a shift in technology. It’s traditional TDM switched circuits out. IP based Ethernet connections in. John Shepler, Ethernet Takes Over, Mbps Prices Fall

Say goodbye to time-division multiplexing (TDM).   Looks like all that dark fiber left over from the dot.com bust is going to be put to good use.

John describes Metro Ethernet and its long haul equivalent, Carrier Ethernet, as LAN extension technologies.  I like that. “LAN extension technologies.”