DocumentCode
3430452
Title
Design of an optical pan-European transport network based on hierarchical rings
Author
Parnis, N. ; Jones, E.V.
Author_Institution
Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fYear
1998
fDate
29 Mar-1 Apr 1998
Firstpage
206
Lastpage
210
Abstract
This paper describes work currently being undertaken as part of the ACTS OPEN Project. ACTS (Advanced Communications Technologies and Services) is the European Commission´s major programme for supporting pre-competitive research and technological development in telecommunications and associated services. The paper first introduces the OPEN (optical pan-European network) project. It then describes the simulations carried out, and gives illustrative results with some concluding comments
Keywords
optical fibre networks; ACTS OPEN Project; Advanced Communications Technologies and Services; European Commission; hierarchical rings; optical add/drop multiplexers; optical pan-European transport network; pre-competitive research; simulations; technological development; telecommunication services;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Telecommunications, 1998. 6th IEE Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 451)
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-85296-700-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:19980042
Filename
675164
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