[LINK] NBN Broadband Plan

[Marghanita da Cruz]

David Lochrin wrote:
> I don't fully understand what layered services NBN Co. is proposing for the NBN.  Can anyone clarify this point?

The use of ethernet, reminded me of 
Metropolitan Area Networks - a WA 
invented QPSX technology, which Telstra, 
bought(?) and once offered as FASTPAC.

Of help may be Glen Turner's posting 
that the IEEE standards are now available:
> 
> The IEEE has finally made access to the 802-series of standards
> free of IEEE charges, at least for standards older than six months.
> The list of released standards is attached; it includes standards for
> Ethernet (including Gigabit Ethernet), 8021.Q VLANs and 802.11
> wireless.
> 
> http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/
<http://lists.aarnet.edu.au/pipermail/dev-l/2001-May/000006.html>



> 
> A GPON network is lit fibre but not much more, as I understand it.
> 
> Ethernet at layer-2 is also fine, assuming it's just a standard for local interfaces and not intended to go end-to-end, from provider to consumer.
> 
> But all the other services mentioned need layer-3 services.  For example, I think QoS is fundamentally important but the standard Differentiated Services needs a network layer.  And in Tom's point-5, NBN Co. agree that IPTV will need layer-3.
> 
> David
> 


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