Carrier Ethernet is an interim step toward true IP-centricity in mobile networks. Along with the IP-enablement of alternative access vendor (AAV) networks, some architectural changes are needed in the mobile core and RAN. These opinions are the crux of my “The Case for IP Backhaul” article in Cisco’s IP Journal.
Check it out at http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_14-3/ipj_14-3.pdf.
