Title :
Migration to Optical Networking
Author_Institution :
Telenor R&D
Abstract :
We give a short outline of the driving forces behind the need for an introduction of optical switching technologies and optical network functionality and discuss viable migration paths to optical networking
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; optical networking; optical switching technologies; Asynchronous transfer mode; Convergence; Ethernet networks; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical feedback; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Synchronous digital hierarchy; TV; Telecommunication traffic; high-capacity networks; migration; optical cross-connects; optical network functionality; optical networks; optical switching;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248250
