Title :
A proposal for an Ethernet-over-WDM wide area multiplexing architecture
Author :
Gilardi, Guido ; Pattavina, Achille ; Verticale, Giacomo
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a workable solution for transport of IP packets over optical networks. The protocol heavily relies on the data link and physical layer of the proposed standard 10 Gbit/s Ethernet. The architecture is able to optically multiplex and forward asynchronous packets like those generated by classical Ethernet devices.
Keywords :
data communication; local area networks; optical fibre networks; packet switching; protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; wide area networks; 10 Gbit/s; Ethernet-over-WDM; IP packet transport; asynchronous packets; data link; optical networks; physical layer; protocol; wavelength division multiplexing; wide area multiplexing architecture; Asynchronous transfer mode; Ethernet networks; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Proposals; Protocols; SONET; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2002. ICC 2002. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2002.997225
