Title :
The perspective of optical packet switching in IP dominant backbone and metropolitan networks
Author :
Jourdan, Amaury ; Chiaroni, Dominique ; Dotaro, Emmanuel ; Eilenberger, Gert J. ; Masetti, Francesco ; Renaud, Monique
Author_Institution :
Alcatel CIT, France
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article analyses the rationale and technical solutions for the use of optical packet switching techniques for both backbone and metropolitan applications. It also provides information on state-of-the-art technologies available for medium-term product development
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical switches; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; IP dominant backbone network; MAN; medium-term product development; metropolitan area networks; optical packet switching; transport network; wavelength crossconnect; Costs; Intelligent networks; Next generation networking; Optical packet switching; Resource management; Routing; Scalability; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
