Title :
Optical metropolitan area networks
Author :
Kazovsky, L.G. ; Shrikhande, K. ; White, I.M. ; Rogge, M. ; Wonglumsom, D.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Res. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses emerging issues in the development of future optical metropolitan area networks and describes the pioneering research at Stanford University to address some of them. The optical MAN space is seeing great innovation in industry and research. Trends such as network-wide reconfiguration, Internet protocol (IP) over WDM transport, tunable OADMs and novel fibers will emerge at the networking and physical layers. Through our four MAN networking projects, the Stanford OCRL has made a significant contribution to this innovation, which will help build powerful and exciting optical MANs.
Keywords :
Internet; access protocols; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; IP over WDM transport; Internet protocol; Stanford University; optical MAN space; optical metropolitan area networks; Bandwidth; Laboratories; Metropolitan area networks; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical wavelength conversion; Peer to peer computing; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
