Re: Routed optical networks

[Etienne-Victor Depasquale via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Josh, thank you, your remarks (and those of Matt and Eduard) are helping me
to understand better.

For some context, please look at this graphic
<https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HkXAbd2PIQF_ACOeQYDtpeGxTEaTT1Y7&authuser=etienne.depasquale%40um.edu.mt&usp=drive_fs>
that shows the results of the question
"Which of the following best describes your current dominant form of
metro-aggregation?"
The left bar chart shows *NOG reponses;
the right bar chart shows responses obtained through market research among
Tier 1 and regional operators.

Operator group respondents overwhelmingly selected "routed optical networks
over Ethernet without ROADMs".
Now, during an interview I held to assess the answers,
the interviewee (an experienced network engineer) questioned the meaning.

I realized that I may have been conditioned by Cisco marketing (I attend a
few webinars), and
I wanted to understand what respondents understood.

Summarizing an answer to your observation, I was conditioned by Cisco
marketing.

Cheers,

Etienne

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 10:30 PM Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
wrote:

> Maybe some clarification as to what you're asking for would help.  You're
> mixing fiber, networks, and a MAN.  Fiber is just the medium.  It could be
> for IP switching or projecting a light show.  Are you asking if there are
> diverse paths throughout a metro area?
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 2:30 PM Etienne-Victor Depasquale via NANOG <
> nanog () nanog org> wrote:
>
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > Simple question: does "routed optical networks" have a clear meaning in
> > the metro area context, or not?
> >
> > Put differently: does it call to mind a well-defined stack of
> > technologies in the control and data planes of metro-area networks?
> >
> > I'm asking because I'm having some thoughts about the clarity of this
> > term, in the process of carrying out a qualitative survey of the results of
> > the metro-area networks survey.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Etienne
> >
> > --
> > Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
> > Assistant Lecturer
> > Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
> > Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
> > University of Malta
> > Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale

-- 
Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
University of Malta
Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale