• DocumentCode
    3344903
  • Title

    Optical Networking for Data Center Interconnects Across Wide Area Networks

  • Author

    Berthold, Joseph E.

  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    25-27 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    153
  • Abstract
    This paper explores the application of wide area optical networking to enhance the interconnection of data centers, supporting a more capable and efficient cloud computing environment. It examines cost and performance metrics for optical transmission and switching relevant to this application.
  • Keywords
    Internet; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wide area networks; cloud computing environment; data center; optical switching; optical transmission; performance metrics; wide area networks; wide area optical networking; Bandwidth; Business continuity; Clouds; Costs; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wide area networks; optical networking; optical switching; optical transmission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High Performance Interconnects, 2009. HOTI 2009. 17th IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY
  • ISSN
    1550-4794
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3847-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1550-4794
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HOTI.2009.25
  • Filename
    5238672