Title :
Trends in the architectural design and computer modeling of optical metropolitan area networks
Author :
Roudas, I. ; Antoniades, N. ; Amin, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Patras Univ., Greece
Abstract :
We review the latest progress in the architectural design and the performance modeling of transparent, optical metropolitan area networks. We identify key transmission impairments, which affect the performance of these networks.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network planning; wavelength division multiplexing; architectural design; computer modeling; optical metropolitan area networks; transmission impairments;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
