• 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