Title :
Alien waves: Technology, benefits and standardisation
Author :
Lord, Andrew ; Wright, Paul ; Yu Rong Zhou
Author_Institution :
British Telecom, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the need for optical interworking between DWDM transport equipment and transponders provided by different vendors and possibly managed by different operators - so-called aliens. It discusses technology, benefits and standards progress.
Keywords :
standardisation; transponders; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM transport equipment; alien waves; optical interworking; standardisation; transponders; Adaptive optics; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; alien wavelengths; optical interoperability;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
