• DocumentCode
    1688376
  • Title

    Overview and recent developments of the German R&D-initiative KomNet

  • Author

    Langer, Klaus-Dieter ; Vathke, Joachim

  • Author_Institution
    Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    128
  • Abstract
    With numerous research projects, mainly conducted by leading companies of telecommunications, the German R&D-initiative KomNet has focused on the development and evaluation of advanced key technologies needed for the implementation of future communication networks. This contribution gives a survey on projects, field-trials and recent accomplishments.
  • Keywords
    hybrid fibre coax networks; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; MAN; WDM links; access fibre networks; optical networking technologies; permanent demonstration communication network; standard single mode fiber infrastructure; telecommunication industry; Communication industry; Communication networks; Companies; Educational technology; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Research and development; Telecommunications; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7375-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2002.1007871
  • Filename
    1007871