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
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
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;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7375-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2002.1007871
