Standards: the blueprints for optical networking

Author

McGuire, Alan ; Bonenfant, Paul

Author_Institution

British Telecom Labs., UK

Volume

36

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Abstract

The definition of standards for optical networking is a new work item for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 1997-2000 Study Period. The authors provide a brief overview of this nascent standards development effort, with a specific focus on key issues currently under discussion that, when resolved, will have far-reaching impact on the ultimate realization of “optical networking”

Keywords

optical fibre networks; optical switches; standardisation; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication standards; wavelength division multiplexing; ITU; International Telecommunication Union; WDM technology; network level specifications; networking standardisation; optical networking standards; optical routing; optical switching; physical level specifications; point-to-point line systems; standards definition; transport network architecture; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; SONET; Standards development; Stimulated emission; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication standards; Telecommunication switching; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.648763

Filename

648763