Title :
A network throughput comparison of optical metro ring architectures
Author :
Veeraraghavan, M. ; Lee, H. ; Anderson, J. ; Eng, K.Y.
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Univ. Brooklyn, NY, USA
Abstract :
The general architecture of a metro ring that interconnects IP routers is illustrated. The ring nodes could be: SONET/SDH add drop multiplexers (ADMs), packet nodes, or WDM optical ADMs.
Keywords :
Internet; SONET; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; packet switching; routing protocols; synchronous digital hierarchy; wavelength division multiplexing; IP routers; SDH add drop multiplexers; SONET; WDM optical ADMs; metro ring; optical metro ring architectures; packet nodes; Add-drop multiplexers; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Protection; Protocols; Switches; Throughput; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036703
