Designing storage area networks: a practical reference for implementing Fibre Channel SANs
Designing storage area networks: a practical reference for implementing Fibre Channel SANs
Generalized multiprotocol label switching: an overview of routing and management enhancements
IEEE Communications Magazine
The generic framing procedure (GFP): an overview
IEEE Communications Magazine
Fibre to the home – infrastructure deployment issues
BT Technology Journal
Optical metropolitan DWDM networks an overview
BT Technology Journal
BT Technology Journal
BT Technology Journal
Engineering performance for the future of intelligence
BT Technology Journal
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This paper presents a detailed overview of the current and future networking options within the storage arena. Particularemphasis is placed on exploring strategic storage solutions, which are based on metropolitan area network (MAN) deployments,with respect to market influences, transmission evolution, and mediation. Evolution of storage networking is moving towards aconnecting role between multiple SAN islands and enterprise networks, across geographically dispersed networks. Thisconnection-based role can be typically over WANs or MANs and can be achieved in a number of ways – dark fibre point-topoint,ATM/SDH circuits and WDM. This paper focuses on what are believed to be the key technologies and evolutionary trends inthis area, and discusses storage-based issues relating to optical networking, WDM, SDH, ATM, as well as connectivity over IP.