Keeping latency in check is critical for quality of service (QoS) of demanding Ethernet wireless backhaul, wholesale and business services. Given that Ethernet bandwidth is considered relatively ‘inexpensive’, some providers increase throughput to reduce latency and keep performance within strict SLA tolerances. However, the relationship between bandwidth and latency is anything but simple in packet-based networks, where increasing throughput can sometimes have no effect on delay, or even increase it under certain conditions. This paper explores the key sources of delay, and techniques to optimize latency without consuming excess bandwidth. These guidelines allow providers to use their network resources as efficiently as possible, while assuring the QoS of critical, real-time services. <a href=”http://knowledgeportalcfn.com/2007/08/optimizing-carrier-ethernet-latency-bandwidth-efficiency/”>Download Full White Paper Here</a>

RAN Optimization Solution
Radio access network (RAN) optimization can help mobile operators deliver greater capacity and support new, bandwidth-intensive mobile applications – all without increasing costs for RAN transport. The Cisco RAN Optimization solution, based on the Cisco Mobile Wireless Router (MWR), evolves RAN architectures to add rich IP capabilities in the RAN.

With Cisco RAN Optimization, you can dramatically improve the efficiency of transporting Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) traffic. It lets you transport second-generation (2G) traffic 50 percent more efficiently than conventional RAN solutions, and third-generation (3G) traffic up to 90 percent more efficiently   Download Now

Since the early days of GSM development, GSM system network planning has undergone
extensive modification so as to fulfill the ever-increasing demand from operators and mobile
users with issues related to capacity and coverage. Radio network planning is perhaps. the
most important part of the whole design process owing to its proximity to mobile users. Before
going into details of the process, here are some fundamental issues. Read More