Just as there's a strong woman behind every successful man, there's a hard-driving, future-focused industry forum behind every emerging carrier service. Such is the case with the Metro Ethernet Forum, which continues to gain ground on its lofty goal of defining, cementing and certifying "Carrier" Ethernet service standards. The convergence of several key developments—higher-capacity optical carrier networks, soaring user bandwidth demand, and the need to better load expensive transport infrastructures—is pushing popularity of Ethernet services.
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