Title :
Issues in the deployment of optical networks
Author :
Hill, Graeme ; Mcguire, Alan ; Lowe, E.
Abstract :
WDM systems can be used to minimise the need for expensive cable and duct installations, to reduce transmission system costs and improve network resilience. However a number of compatibility issues need to be resolved before widespread deployment is possible.
Keywords :
SONET; economics; optical fibre networks; technological forecasting; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM systems; compatibility issues; deployment issues; network resilience; optical networks; transmission system costs; Asynchronous transfer mode; Costs; Couplings; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Resilience; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619131
