Title :
Current European WDM deployment trends
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Syst. Eng., UK
fDate :
2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The current deployment status of WDM systems in European telecommunication operator networks is investigated and the underlying business case for these deployments are examined. The different technical solutions being proffered by suppliers and the inter-working of the SDH and WDM transport layers is discussed. Finally, the future path to WDM networking and WDM metropolitan solutions in the 1998-1999 timeframe is identified
Keywords :
SONET; commerce; optical fibre networks; synchronous digital hierarchy; wavelength division multiplexing; European deployment trends; SDH transport layers; WDM metropolitan solutions; WDM networking; WDM systems; WDM transport layers; access network; business; long-haul transport technology; Costs; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical wavelength conversion; Resilience; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
