This book presents applications of MEF’s (Metro Ethernet Forum) Carrier Ethernet architecture and provides insight into building end-to-end systems with third network services like MPLS-TP, VPLS, and PBT. It highlights the pros and cons of lifecycle service orchestration (LSO), virtualization and cloud series for service providers and enterprise network owners. The book also covers Ethernet protection like automatic protection switching (APS) entities, linear and ring protection and link aggregators. Readers will find chapters on provider bridges (PB) and information modeling along with a detailed overview of pseudowires and multisegment architectures, control planes and multisegment pseudowire setup mechanisms.

"The book presents a detailed and comprehensive view of the new Carrier Ethernet architecture. It incorporates the latest developments in related technologies with a wealth of insights. It is well structured and well written. The text is clear, concise and easy to read. This unique book is very timely and fills a big void in the literature. It provides a thorough treatment of the field addressing many aspects. It is and will be a valuable resource for the practitioners as well as a solid textbook for students and teachers." - Manhattan College