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| Narad joins Metro Ethernet Forum Narad Networks announced its membership in the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The MEF is a non-profit organization comprised of leading service providers, major incumbent local exchange carriers, top network equipment vendors and other prominent networking companies dedicated to accelerating the worldwide adoption of Carrier Ethernet networks and services through standardization. "Establishing carrier class Ethernet standards is having a significant impact on networks around the world including access networks such as cable, "Nan Chen, President of the Metro Ethernet Forum. "Narad's experience in delivering Ethernet over coax solutions to the cable industry will be avaluable addition to the forum and we look forward to their contribution." "Cable operators are upgrading their broadband networks to provide the Ethernet services increasingly demanded by businesses and homes, " said Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, Advisory Director of the MEF, and generalpartner at Polaris Venture Partners, investors in Narad. "By adopting the 'Carrier Ethernet' standards being developed at MEF, cable operators assureend-to-end interoperability with global networks and a growing share of access revenues. Ethernets are becoming the standard way to deliver the double, triple, and quadruple plays that carriers and their customers are talking about." MEF standards define a recognized level of performance, regardless ofphysical transport. By joining the MEF and participating in the standardization of Carrier Ethernet, Narad's quality of service (QoS) offering will enable the delivery of Carrier Ethernet over hybrid fiber coax networks for the first time. Narad will be able to offer business customers MEF-gradeservices to ensure scalability, reliability, service management and TDMsupport over coaxial cable and fiber. "We believe the work being done by MEF will help establish standards that address the migration from a traditional TDM-based world to a switched Ethernet world and will have profound impacts on the performance of voice and high speed data for millions, " said Michael Collette, CEO of Narad Networks."MEF compliance levels the playing field for cable operators and the telcos indelivering consistent quality voice, data and advanced services to business customers." Narad's patented Ethernet-over-Coax solution meets the needs of coax-basedusers that have voice or data needs beyond that which cable modems can offer, while Narad's switched Ethernet-over-Fiber solution provides unprecedented IPcapacity to fiber-based access. Narad's Ethernet-based outdoor switchessupport fiber, coax and wireless inputs and outputs. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |