DocumentCode
356500
Title
Cost boundaries for economical OXCs
Author
Van Parys, W. ; Arijs, P. ; Demeester, P.
Author_Institution
Comsof NV, Gent, Belgium
Volume
3
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
216
Abstract
Based on the design of ring and mesh network architectures using in-house developed tools, rules are deduced in order to obtain economical solutions for resilient WDM networks based on the use of optical cross-connects (OXCs).
Keywords
costing; multiplexing equipment; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; European network; cost boundaries; mesh network architecture; optical add/drop multiplexer; optical cross-connects; path protection; resilient WDM networks; ring network architecture; traffic routing; Costs; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Protection; SONET; Switches; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868569
Filename
868569
Link To Document