Title :
Facility management and restoration in the optical vs. data layers
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The promise of multi-terabit Internet protocol (IP) routers with high-speed interfaces matching per-wavelength line rate in a DWDM system raises the specter of direct IP over DWM network architecture which usurps traditional transport layer functions. In this paper we will examine economic as well as operation aspects of this architecture against the architecture in which an active optical layer provides wavelength level switching and management functions.
Keywords :
Internet; access protocols; optical fiber subscriber loops; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM system; active optical layer; data layers; direct IP over DWM network architecture; facility management; high-speed interfaces; management functions; multi-terabit Internet protocol routers; optical layer restoration; per-wavelength line rate; transport layer functions; wavelength level switching; High speed optical techniques; Intelligent networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868524
