Title :
Optical data networking: what bubble?
Abstract :
Armed with the market wisdom of the past three years, this article revisits a vision of "optical data networking," originally penned in March 2000, and looks ahead toward a future tempered by the realities of the "optical bubble".
Keywords :
data communication; optical fibre networks; future directions; optical data networking; optical fibre networks; predictions; Bandwidth; Costs; Forward error correction; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; SONET; Storage area networks; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Technological innovation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2003.1232233
