Tim Frost is system architect, Packet Processing Group, Zarlink Semiconductor.
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July/August 2004[Point of View] Network Comms—Is Convergence For Real?
Convergence is telecommunication's Holy Grail a single network infrastructure delivering all services. Through the 1990s, ATM was touted as the technology to achieve this goal. While it had significant success within carrier networks, we're still waiting for 'ATM to the desktop'. Today, attention has turned to IP/MPLS networks. IP is already at the desktop, but can it deliver on the promise of convergence? According to 'boom years' hype, IP was taking over. Telephone...