Gloomy Old OAM and Synchronization Turns Hot
When I started in this industry more than a decade ago, I couldn’t care less about OAM and synchronization. Sure, probably important, but I just let the SDH/Sonet guys worry about those things. The future was all about packets, higher bandwidth and great user experience.
Now, we packet guys have started to realize why OAM and synchronization are important areas. Lionel Florit, MEF technical committee member and technical lead at Cisco, captured this in today’s sessions at the MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris, when comparing a 15 year old Sonet chart on OAM with the IEEE 802.1ag standard chart for Carrier Ethernet. Indeed, very similar.
First conference day was really good. This Upperside event attracts all top system vendors and most speakers are experienced enough to bring some good meat to the discussion. Stands are congested and the conference sessions well attended. Served with French food and wine, we get most of what is needed for a great industry event.
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