Table of Contents Introduction   Part I          Building the Foundation for Understanding MSPP Networks Chapter 1     Market Drivers for Multiservice Provisioning Platforms Market Drivers Increased Demand for Bandwidth by LANs Rapid Delivery of Next-Generation Data and High-Bandwidth Services TCO Legacy Optical Platforms MSPP OAM&P Capital Expense Reduction Summary   Chapter 2     Technology Foundation for MSPP Networks What Is an MSPP Network? Fiber Optic Basics Optical Fiber     Light Propagation in Fiber SONET/SDH Principles Digital Multiplexing and Framing SONET/SDH Rates and Tributary Mapping SONET/SDH Equipment SONET Overhead SONET/SDH Transmission Segments Synchronization and Timing Timing Global Positioning System Summary   Chapter 3     Advanced Technologies over Multiservice Provisioning Platforms Storage A Brief History of Storage Direct Attached Storage Network Attached Storage Storage-Area Networking DWDM History of DWDM DWDM Integrated in MSPP Ethernet A Brief History of Ethernet Ethernet Emerges Ethernet over MSPP Summary   Part II         MSPP Architectures and Designing MSPP Networks   Chapter 4     Multiservice Provisioning Platform Architectures Traditional Service-Provider Network Architectures Public Switched Telephone Networks Frame Relay/ATM Networks Service Provider SONET Networks IP and MPLS Networks Transport Networks Heritage Operational Support System Traditional Customer Network Architectures ATM/Frame Relay Networks Customer Synchronous Optical Networks IP and MPLS Networks MSPP Positioning in Service-Provider Network Architectures How MSPP Fits into Existing Networks Multiservice Switching Platforms MSPP Positioning in Customer Network Architectures Summary   Chapter 5     Multiservice Provisioning Platform Network Design MSPP Network Design Methodology Protection Design Network Timing Design Network.