DocumentCode
3523619
Title
The Transition to Metro WDM Optical Meshes
Author
Jenkins, David W ; Scholtens, Dale A
Author_Institution
Tellabs, Naperville, IL, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
10
Abstract
The most cost effective transport for high bandwidth metro networks uses ROADM enabled DWDM technology, with ring based protection. With appropriate engineering early on, such networks can gracefully and cost effectively evolve to optical meshes.
Keywords
metropolitan area networks; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; ROADM enabled DWDM; high bandwidth metro network; metro WDM optical mesh; Bandwidth; Costs; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Protection; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528323
Filename
4528323
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