• DocumentCode
    2298965
  • Title

    Optical networks: a pragmatic European operator´s view

  • Author

    Davey, Rhonda ; Payne, David ; Lord, Andrew

  • Author_Institution
    BTexact Technol., Ipswich, UK
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    17-22 Mar 2002
  • Firstpage
    41
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    The needs of European operators are rather different to those of their US based counterparts. These differences are not so much due to differing traffic volumes but rather due to the geography, population distribution and commercial environment of a typical European country, such as the U.K. The coastal geography of much of Europe means that another important application of WDM is to upgrade unrepeatered subsea links.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; forward error correction; optical cables; optical fibre networks; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; Europe; European WDM optical fibre networks; Raman amplification; coastal geography; fibre cable; forward error correction; optical fibre amplifiers; unrepeatered subsea link upgrading; Bandwidth; Cities and towns; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Roads; Stimulated emission; Timing; Transport protocols; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-701-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2002.1036190
  • Filename
    1036190