Title :
How will optical transport deal with future network traffic growth?
Author :
Wellbrock, Glenn ; Xia, Tiejun J.
Author_Institution :
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Traffic will undoubtedly continue to grow, but it is important to put this into perspective. This presentation will categorize growth rates and propose cost effective solutions in Access, Metro and Long Haul without the need to replace existing fiber.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; cost effective solutions; growth rates; network traffic growth; optical transport network; Bandwidth; North America; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964248
