It is impossible to write a book without help from many. I wish to begin with thanking Brian Romer, Senior Acquisition Editor, because it all started with him. It is Brian who organized a panel of experts to review the initial outline proposal of this book. I express my gratitude to him for his support and cooperation.
I wish to thank the proposal reviewers: Larry Samberg, member of Technical Committee of Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) and Twinspruces Consulting; Lars Dittman, Professor, University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark; Luis Almeida, Associate Professor, University of Porto, Portugal; and Paulo Monteiro, Associate Professor, University of Aveiro and Researcher at the Institute de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal. Their feedback and ...