randomErr writes "ZDNET has this article about how a universal network similar the one in SE Lain will evolve. The author say it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when' this network will happen."
The entire article can be summed up as "MPLS is coming. Soon everything will be IP-based."
Cisco is very big in Layer-3 switching and MPLS, but their Layer-2 switches (ATM and such) are trash compared to Nortel and Lucent. They are pushing big to move large telcos to MPLS and replace their ATM and Frame Relay networks.
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The entire article can be summed up as "MPLS is coming. Soon everything will be IP-based."
Cisco is very big in Layer-3 switching and MPLS, but their Layer-2 switches (ATM and such) are trash compared to Nortel and Lucent. They are pushing big to move large telcos to MPLS and replace their ATM and Frame Relay networks.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.