Title :
Traffic trends: Drivers and measures of cost-effective and energy-efficient technologies and architectures for backbone optical networks
Author :
Korotky, Steven K.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We examine trends and characteristics of the traffic, systems, and architectures of backbone optical networks to illustrate baselines, future requirements, and possible metrics to gauge the relative performance of capabilities and concepts being researched today.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; backbone optical network; energy-efficient technology; traffic system; Correlation; IP networks; Market research; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3