Title :
Evolving trends for WDM metro network architectures
Author :
Ellinas, G. ; Antoniades, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cyprus Univ., Nicosia
Abstract :
This paper presents the architecture evolution trends for metropolitan optical networks during the last few years together with the emergence of new technologies and products
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; metro network architectures; metropolitan optical networks; network architecture evolution; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Costs; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Telecommunication traffic; Ultraviolet sources; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547998
