DocumentCode
3487374
Title
Practical constraints in growth of lightwave networks
Author
Falcone, K.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1994
fDate
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Firstpage
359
Abstract
The amount of fiber required, propagation delay, and length of the longest link are significant constraints in spatially large networks. This paper examines these characteristics from the viewpoint of growth
Keywords
optical fibre networks; lightwave networks; longest link length; optical fibre networks; optical fibre theory; propagation delay; spatially large networks; Bit rate; Costs; Disruption tolerant networking; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Network topology; Optical fiber couplers; Photonics; Propagation delay; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1470-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586615
Filename
586615
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