• DocumentCode
    1163257
  • Title

    Traffic and λ grooming

  • Author

    Cinkler, Tibor

  • Author_Institution
    Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Hungary
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    The article gives an overview of traffic grooming and lambda grooming in multilayer networks, and discusses the advantages and drawbacks of these methods as well as applications and future alternative directions.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; routing protocols; technological forecasting; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; future directions; lambda grooming; multilayer networks; traffic grooming; Bandwidth; Costs; Frequency division multiplexing; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber cables; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiplexing; Traffic control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Network, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0890-8044
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MNET.2003.1188282
  • Filename
    1188282