Magazine: October 2003
ECOC 2003: is the tide turning?
From optical integration to blue-skies photonics, technology was once again the central theme of the ECOC trade show.
Multiservice platforms: an effective way to Ethernet
Multiservice provisioning platforms offer a cost-effective way to deliver Ethernet services over legacy networks.
Next-generation SDH: chip vendors rise to the challenge
Chip makers are developing cost-effective standard framers and mappers targeted at next-generation SDH equipment.
Network processors make the transition onto ASSPs
Equipment vendors are moving away from designing their own data-processing electronics to buying in ready-made ICs.