Third Network Services

Mehmet Toy is currently a distinguished member of technical staff (DMTS)at Verizon Communications and involved in SDN, NFV, and cloud architectures and standards. He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.Hakki Candan Cankaya is a solutions architect and technical assurance lead at Fujitsu Network Communications. He is also an adjunct professor in the Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Southern Methodist University and his M.S. and B.S. in computer engineering from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

• Ethernet Traffic Management; Carrier Ethernet Operation, Administration, Management and Performance (OAM&P); Circuit Emulation Services (CES); Carrier Ethernet Local Management Interface (E-LMI); Provider Bridges (PB), Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB) and Provider Backbone Transport (PBT); Transport MPLS (T-MPLS); MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP); Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS); Information Modeling; Third Network; Conclusions.

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.