Title :
Transport network involving a reconfigurable WDM network layer-a European demonstration
Author :
Johansson, Sonny
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A reconfigurable WDM network, introduced as a new optical layer in present network hierarchy, has been demonstrated in the Stockholm Gigabit Network by the European RACE-MWTN consortium. New optical network elements, OXC and OADM, have been developed together with associated photonic technologies. The development also includes a management system that conforms to the standardized Telecommunication Management Network architecture
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; reconfigurable architectures; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; European RACE-MWTN consortium; European demonstration; Stockholm Gigabit Network; management system; network hierarchy; optical layer; optical network elements; photonic technologies; reconfigurable WDM network; reconfigurable WDM network layer; standardized Telecommunication Management Network architecture; transport network; Asynchronous transfer mode; Complex networks; Laboratories; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication network management; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of