All-optical routing - progress and challenges

Author

Kuchar, Anton

Author_Institution

Inst. of Radio Eng. & Electron., Acad. of Sci. of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

49

Abstract

There is a recognized trend to extend the functionality of the optical plane beyond mere point-to point transmission of data. Enabling devices for optical networking are beginning to appear on the market. All-optical routing is the one technology that has to be developed and deployed to fully fulfil the promises of optical networking. The objective of this article is to set up the scene for a fruitful discussion on the subject of all-optical routing.

Keywords

circuit switching; data communication; optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; IP traffic; all-optical routing; optical circuit switching; optical networking; optical packet switching; optical plane; physical layer; point-to point data transmission; routing protocols; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Physical layer; Routing protocols; Switching circuits; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength routing;

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.2002.1009506

Filename

1009506