ARTICLES
Collapsing The Central Office For Convergence
By Chuck Harris, Tachion Networks
A new breed of Class 5 switch alternatives offers more than just cost-savings -- the underlying benefit of adopting a converged central office network architecture is in streamlining the network management.

Managing Services Across Converging Networks (sidebar)
By Brian Mahony, Unisphre Solutions
So you want to win the war when it comes to the next-generation network operations? Here are four trends you need to stay ahead of and on top of, and some choice weapons in the battle to successfully manage converging networks.

Where's The Beef? Exploiting The New Public IP Network
By Scott Hilton, Spring Tide Networks
Consumers and businesses alike are frustrated with the general lack of high-value services, and with the inflexibility and complexity associated with obtaining basic value-added services. To meet the communications demands of the 21st century, service providers will need to do more than simply "move bits faster" to survive -- and thrive.