DocumentCode
2360472
Title
Wavelength division multiplexing-filling the bandwidth gap
Author
Diamond, William H., Jr.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Group, Lucent Technol., Breinigsville, PA, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
21-23 Oct 1998
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
34
Abstract
Driven by geometric growth in telephone traffic fueled by the proliferation of the Internet, telephone service providers are struggling to keep pace with demand. With current fiber-optic transmission systems at their capacity limit, service providers are turning to new dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies to expand capacity without installing new fiber plant. This paper explores the drivers behind the explosive demand for more bandwidth and describes the fundamentals behind the enabling technology of DWDM
Keywords
Internet telephony; optical fibre networks; telephone traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; Internet; bandwidth; dense WDM; fiber-optic transmission systems; telephone networks; telephone service providers; telephone traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Electronic mail; Filling; IP networks; Internet telephony; Optical fibers; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wavelength division multiplexing; Web and internet services;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Northcon/98 Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5075-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NORTHC.1998.731508
Filename
731508
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