• DocumentCode
    1746476
  • Title

    Using grooming cross-connects to reduce ADM costs in SONET/WDM ring networks

  • Author

    Modiano, E. ; Berry, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    We show that the cost of electronic multiplexing in SONET/WDM rings can be reduced using small SONET cross-connects at multiple nodes. Our architecture uses multiple hub nodes and achieves significant savings over single hub architecture.
  • Keywords
    SONET; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; ADM costs; SONET/WDM ring networks; add-drop multiplexing; electronic multiplexing; multiple hub nodes; multiple nodes; single hub architecture; small SONET cross-connects; Add-drop multiplexers; Circuits; Computer architecture; Costs; Intelligent networks; SONET; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    928365