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
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