DocumentCode
1691948
Title
The Flexible, Dynamic Optical Layer: Myths and Realities
Author
Gannett, Joel W. ; Clapp, George ; Rauch, Michael E.
Author_Institution
Telcordia Technol. Inc., Red Bank, NJ
fYear
2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A dynamic optical network that adjusts quickly and automatically to changes in offered traffic load provides performance superior to that of a network of fixed, static optical connections only under certain conditions: a high degree of interconnectivity among the network nodes and a moderate granularity of traffic relative to link capacity.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; dynamic adaptive optical network; dynamic optical layer; Adaptive optics; Adaptive systems; Bandwidth; Degradation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Resumes; Surges; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2008. IEEE GLOBECOM 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LO
ISSN
1930-529X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2324-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GLOCOM.2008.ECP.1056
Filename
4698831
Link To Document