• DocumentCode
    1574627
  • Title

    The role of optical technology in next generation networks

  • Author

    Gladisch, Andreas

  • Author_Institution
    Deutsche Telekom AG, Berlin
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    741
  • Lastpage
    742
  • Abstract
    Besides the capacity increasing optical technology will change the network structure. The layering is simplified by IP over optics and topology is changed by enlarged access areas and by functional optimisation of aggregation and backbone.
  • Keywords
    IP networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; IP; access areas; aggregation; backbone; functional optimisation; next generation networks; topology; Bandwidth; Joining processes; Network topology; Next generation networking; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Scalability; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688833
  • Filename
    4688833