Optoelectronics opportunities in local area networks

Author

Haile-Mariam, Atikem

Author_Institution

Corning Inc., NY, USA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

93

Lastpage

95

Abstract

The proliferation of multimedia and Internet applications in local area networks (LANs) has greatly increased bandwidth requirements and led to faster transmission protocols. These developments point toward opportunities for cost-effective optoelectronic components for use in these new high-speed networks. If some real and perceived disadvantages to utilizing optoelectronics in LANs can be overcome, the demand for optoelectronic solutions will increase dramatically

Keywords

Internet; multimedia communication; optical communication equipment; optical fibre LAN; optical interconnections; optical switches; transceivers; Ethernet; Internet applications; bandwidth requirements; chassis-based enterprise switches; cost-effective optoelectronic components; faster transmission protocols; fiber-to-the-desk; high-density connectors; high-speed networks; local area networks; multimedia applications; optoelectronics opportunities; transceivers; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Copper; Costs; Ethernet networks; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Protocols; Spine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719723

Filename

719723