Title :
WDM networking on a European scale
Author :
Parnis, Noel ; Lima, Emmanuel ; Hjelme, Dag R. ; Van Parys, Wim ; Jones, Edwin V.
Author_Institution :
Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
Four different topological approaches to designing a pan-European optical network are discussed. For such an ultra-high capacity large-scale network, it is necessary to overcome physical path length limitations and to limit optical cross-connect (OXC) complexity
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; European scale; WDM networking; optical cross-connect complexity; pan-European optical network design; physical path length limitations; topological approaches; ultra-high capacity large-scale network; Large-scale systems; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Scalability; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732549
