• DocumentCode
    2021636
  • Title

    Cost Effective Architectures for Core Transport Networks

  • Author

    Batchellor, R. ; Gerstel, O.

  • Author_Institution
    Carrier Routing Business Unit, Cisco Systems, 275 E. Tasman, San Jose, California 95134 USA, rbatchel@cisco.com
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We describe recent approaches that are considered by carriers for building future core packet networks, combining DWDM, TDM and routing technologies. We compare the capital and operational cost of these approaches using real-world networks and pricing models.
  • Keywords
    Costs; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Protection; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiplexing; Traffic control; Video sharing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.216075
  • Filename
    1637106