Title :
Optical networking trends and evolution
Author :
Glingener, Christoph
Author_Institution :
ADVA Opt. Networking, Martinsried, Germany
Abstract :
Control-plane enabled 100G transmission over a flexible optical layer is becoming a commercial reality in optical core networks. This paper discusses the drivers and challenges as well as future trends and further developments.
Keywords :
optical communication; flexible optical layer; optical core networks; optical networking evolution; optical networking trends; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
