Title :
The Internet, IP, and the optical layer
Author_Institution :
AT&T Lightwave Networks Res. Dept., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
IP-based services differ fundamentally in many dimensions from traditional voice-bases services. Since today\´s transport networks were optimized for these traditional services it should be expected that far-reaching changes will be needed if IP becomes dominant. This paper looks at two likely areas for change: "Transport for IP", by which we mean changes in the transport functionality available to IP-based services, and "IP for Transport", by which we mean the introduction of IP technology and concepts into the transport network.
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre networks; transport protocols; IP for Transport; IP-based services; Internet; Transport for IP; optical layer; transport functionality; transport networks; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Clouds; Ear; Lighting control; Optical fiber networks; Proposals; SONET; Spine; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.824455
