In this episode Ethernet is the topic and in particular Mark, Dave and Trevor focussed in on the carrier Ethernet space. There are many options to deliver Ethernet solutions to customers and they are growing constantly. The activity around 802.1ah, not to be confused with 802.3ah caught our interest, comparing that to 802.1ad, not to be confused with 802.3ad. Already you can probably guess this is getting confusing, too many numbers and letters all the same.

Here are some worthy links

An interview with Bob Mecalfe the inventor of Ethernet

IEEE Provider Backbone Bridging (802.1ah)

IEEE Ethernet in the first mile (802.3ah)

IEEE Provider Bridging (802.1ad)

IEEE Link Aggregation (802.1ad)

Nortel's page on PBB which extends to PBT (They are proposing this)

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