Title :
Challenges of all-optical network evolution
Author_Institution :
Avanex Corp., Fremont, CA, USA
Abstract :
The challenge of the all-optical network architecture is to migrate from late 1990s point to point to the future ring, mesh, and hybrid network. The future demands will shift from the traditional POTS network to a data-centric network. Network restoration will be a hotly debated subject because some customers will require stringent reliability and other customers may require no restoration at all. The future IP service may not require all the features offered in the presently deployed SONET systems
Keywords :
SONET; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM optical communication; IP service; POTS network; SONET systems; all-optical network architecture; all-optical network evolution; data-centric network; hybrid network; mesh network; network restoration; ring network; stringent reliability; All-optical networks; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737790
