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
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