Scope
Carrier Ethernet services, which is a $4.1 billion market in the US, offers the enterprise customer the chance to tie locations together in virtual LANs that can stretch across a metropolitan area, a region, a nation, or the world. These widely available Ethernet services offer significant advantages in cost, simplicity, and in facilitating convergence—and are often touted as a replacement for legacy data solutions like private line and frame relay.
This Insight study projects market size, growth, and revenue, including segmented breakdowns of point-to-point and any-to-any services as well as by interface levels ranging from 10 Mbit/s to the emerging 40- and 100-Gbit/s standards. This report provides insight into this emerging arena that will fundamentally shape the communications market of the future.
Table of Contents
Chapter I
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Public Ethernet
1.1.1 Definitions: Public vs. Carrier Ethernet
1.2 Market Segmentation
1.3 Market Trends
1.4 Ethernet Market Forecast
Chapter II
BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION
2.1 The Emergence of Public Ethernet
2.1.1 The Ubiquity of Ethernet
2.2 Ethernet Services: Building Blocks
2.2.1 User Network Interface
2.2.2 Ethernet Virtual Connection
2.2.3 Service Throughput Parameters
2.2.4 Performance Quality Parameters
2.2.5 Bandwidth Profile
2.3 Ethernet Topologies: E-line vs. E-LAN
2.3.1 E-Line
2.3.2 E-LAN
2.3.3 Other Typologies: Dedicated vs. Switched
2.4 The Broader Data Networking Context
2.4.1 Packet Data Networking
2.4.2 Ethernet and SONET
2.4.3 Resilient Packet Ring
2.5 The Public Ethernet Concept
2.5.1 “Carrier Ethernet” vs. “Public Ethernet”
2.5.2 Ethernet Segments Defined
2.6 The MEF and Carrier Ethernet’s Five Attributes
2.6.1 Service Standardization
2.6.2 Scalability
2.6.3 Service Management
2.6.4 Reliability
2.6.5 Quality of Service
2.7 Public Ethernet Pricing Fundamentals
2.7.1 Costs Beyond Service Pricing: The Real Deal
2.8 Examples of Basic Public Ethernet Applications
2.8.1 LAN Extension
2.8.2 Layer 2 Virtual Private Network
2.8.3 Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
2.9 The Case For and Against Public Ethernet
2.9.1 Ethernet’s Drivers
2.9.2 Advantages of Public Ethernet
2.9.3 Service Adoption Inhibitors
2.10 Evolving Industry Structure/Market Players
2.10.1 Industry Consolidation: The Market Context
2.10.2 MSOs Emergent
2.10.3 Provider Strategies: Incumbent vs. Challenger
2.10.4 Issues in Partnership and Collaboration
2.11 The Retail Customer Perspective
2.12 The Current Market Context
2.12.1 Public Ethernet Grows While General Market Declines
2.12.2 Effects of Economic Slowdown
Chapter III
Trends & Markets
3.1 Ethernet Growth Continues Unabated
3.1.1 Ethernet Access Moves Toward Dominance
3.1.2 The Global Context
3.2 Bandwidth Demands Intensify, Levels Rise
3.2.1 Yet New Top Ethernet Bandwidth Levels Lie Fallow, For Now
3.3 Applications and End-Users
3.3.1 Clearly, The Cloud
3.3.2 Ethernet Diversifies Down-Market, But Top Verticals Stay Strong
3.3.3 Cellular Backhaul Nears Inflection Point
3.3.4 Wholesale Gains Generally After Early Lag
3.4 Topology: Any to Any Switched Ethernet Pacing Long-Term Growth
3.5 Increasing Market Confidence in Ethernet
3.5.1 Despite Confidence, Market Confusion Rife
3.6 MEF’s Ethernet 2.0: Confidence Builder, Head-Scratcher
3.6.1 Ethernet OAM Enhancing Reliability, Transparency
3.6.2 Intensified Market Focus on Interoperability
3.7 Availability Remains Problematic, Fiber Keeps Lead
3.8 Hybrid Networking – Beyond Ethernet
3.9 Pricing Varies Across Map, on “Average” Mild Declines
3.10 The Competitive Outlook
3.11 Public Ethernet Expanding In the Long Haul, and Short
3.11.1 International Growth as North America Catches Up
3.12 From Thirty Thousand Feet: The Market in Three Years
Chapter IV
SERVICE PROVIDER PROFILES
4.1 AT&T Corporation
4.1.1 Network Architecture
4.1.2 Services Offered
4.2 Cogent Communications
4.2.1 Network Architecture
4.2.2 Services Offered
4.3 Cox Cable
4.3.1 Network
4.3.2 Services Offered
4.4 Level 3 Communications, Inc.
4.4.1 Network Architecture
4.4.2 Services Offered
4.5 Optimum Lightpath
4.5.1 Network Architecture
4.5.2 Services Offered
4.6 Reliance Globalcom
4.6.1 Network
4.6.2 Services Offered
4.7 tw telecom
4.7.1 Network Architecture
4.7.2 Services Offered
4.8 Verizon Communications
4.8.1 Network Architecture
4.8.2 Services Offered
Chapter V
MARKET FORECASTS
5.1 Methodology
5.2 Definitions and Forecast Segmentation
5.2.1 Definitions
5.2.2 Segmentation
5.3 Market Forecasts
5.3.1 Total Market
5.3.2 Market by Topology
5.3.3 Market by Regional Domain
5.3.4 Retail vs. Wholesale
5.3.5 Market Forecasts By Bandwidth Level
List for Tables:
Chapter I
I-1 Characteristics of Ethernet Service Varieties
Chapter II
II-1 SONET and Ethernet Defined Transmission Rates
II-2 Characteristics of Ethernet Service Varieties
II-3 Comparative Strengths of Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
Chapter IV
IV-1 AT&T Ethernet Services Offers
IV-2 tw Telecom’s Native LAN Ethernet Products
Chapter V
V-1 Total US Public Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-2 US Public Ethernet Private Line Service Revenues, 2010-2017
V-3 US Public Ethernet Virtual Private Line Service Revenues 2010-2017
V-4 US Public Ethernet E-LAN Service Revenues, 2010-2017
V-5 US Public Ethernet Revenues by Topology, 2010-2017
V-6 Percentage US Public Ethernet Revenues by Topology, 2010-2017
V-7 Metro Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-8 Long-Haul Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-9 US Public Ethernet Access Revenues, 2010-2017
V-10 US Public Ethernet Revenues by Regional Domain, 2010-2017
V-11 US Public Ethernet Revenues, Percentages by Regional Domain, 2010-2017
V-12 US Retail Public Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-13 US Wholesale Public Ethernet Revenues 2010-2017
V-14 US Public Ethernet Revenues by Retail/Wholesale 2010-2017
V-15 US Public Ethernet Revenues, Percentages by Retail/Wholesale, 2010-2017
V-16 US Public Ethernet Revenues > 1 Gbit/s, 2010-2017
V-17 US Public Ethernet Revenues >100Mbit/s – 1Gbit/s, 2010-2017
V-18 US Public Ethernet Revenues >10Mbit/s – 100Mbit/s, 2010-2017
V-19 US Public Ethernet Revenues <=10Mbit/s, 2010-2017
V-20 US Public Ethernet Revenues by Bandwidth Level, 2010-2017
V-21 Percentage Revenues by Throughput Level, 2010-2017
V-22 US Public Ethernet Total Port Estimates by Throughput, 2010-2017
List for Figures:
Chapter I
I-1 Total US Public Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
Chapter II
II-1 User Network Interface
II-2 Frame Loss
II-3 E-Line Point-to-Point Service Type
II-4 E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint Service Type
II-5 Typical IP Network
II-6 Managed Packet Network, Virtual Private Line
II-7 Resilient Packet Ring Technology
II-8 LAN Extension Using E-LAN Services
II-9 I llustration of VLAN Tag Support
II-10 Dedicated Internet Access
Chapter V
V-1 Total US Public Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-2 US Public Ethernet Private Line Service Revenues, 2010-2017
V-3 US Public Ethernet Virtual Private Line Service Revenues 2010-2017
V-4 US Public Ethernet E-LAN Service Revenues, 2010-2017
V-5 Metro Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-6 Long-Haul Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-7 US Public Ethernet Access Revenues, 2010-2017
V-8 US Retail Public Ethernet Revenues, 2010-2017
V-9 US Wholesale Public Ethernet Revenues 2010-2017
V-10 US Public Ethernet Revenues > 1 Gbit/s, 2010-2017
V-11 US Public Ethernet Revenues >100Mbit/s – 1Gbit/s, 2010-2017
V-12 US Public Ethernet Revenues >10Mbit/s – 100Mbit/s, 2010-2017
V-13 US Public Ethernet Revenues <=10Mbit/s, 2010-2017