Forget it with today's technology. All long haul systems use SONET framing. But with the 10Gbe standard WAN PHY you can directly connect into a SONET transponder and your ethernet will be carried transparently.
Bill ----------------------------- Bill St. Arnaud Senior Director Network Projects CANARIE Inc www.canarie.ca/~bstarn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Greg Pendergrass > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:36 AM > To: 'Nanog@Merit. Edu' > Subject: long distance gigabit ethernet > > > > I'm looking at long-haul gigabit ethernet as a possible solution versus > traditional SONET and I'm a little bit wary as promises made on web pages > and white papers aren't *always* completely accurate. I'd > appreciate it if > you all would share your experiences with it. By long-haul I mean in the > hundreds or thousands of miles. I need to know: > > a. Does it work properly? > > b. Who offers it in the continental US? > > Please contact me off-list. Any information is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Greg Pendergrass > >
