• DocumentCode
    2317255
  • Title

    Pre-deployment of OEOs in agile photonic networks

  • Author

    Gerstel, O. ; Raza, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Cisco System, ONG, San Jose, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    133
  • Abstract
    We show that the main capital cost for remote configurability in optical networks lies in how OEO resources must be pre-deployed in preparation for the next connection request. Photonic switches reduce this cost significantly compared to electrical switches.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; transponders; agile photonic networks; optical networks; photonic switches; Bandwidth; Costs; Delay effects; Dispatching; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical switches; Repeaters; Telecommunication traffic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1247546
  • Filename
    1247546