Metropolitan Area Ethernet
- Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
- A carrier network limited to a large urban area and its suburbs
- Metropolitan area Ethernet (metro Ethernet) is available for this niche
- Metro Ethernet is relatively new, but is growing very rapidly
- 802.3ad standard
- Ethernet in the first mile
- Standard for transmitting Ethernet signals over PSTN access lines
- 1-pair voice-grade UTP, 2-pair data-grade UTP, optical fiber
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