On the future of the optical infrastructure - COST 266 views

Author

Cinkler, Tibor ; Bjornstad, S. ; Careglio, D. ; Colle, D. ; Gauger, Ch. ; Karasek, M. ; Kuchar, A. ; de Maesschalck, S. ; Matera, F. ; Mauz, C. ; Settembre, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Telecommun. & Telematics, Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Hungary

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

87

Abstract

This paper discusses the evolution of optical systems starting from WDM links to optical packet switching networks via some stages such as switched optical networks, multilayer networks with either traffic or wavelength grooming, optical VPN and optical burst switching. We discuss the advantages and drawbacks of certain approaches since the future developments of optical networking technology might influence this evolution. We also draw our near-term and long-term visions of optical networking.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; packet switching; quality of service; technological forecasting; telecommunication traffic; virtual private networks; wavelength division multiplexing; COST 266; WDM links; future developments; multilayer networks; optical VPN; optical burst switching; optical infrastructure; optical networking technology; optical packet switching networks; switched optical networks; traffic grooming; wavelength grooming; Costs; Delta modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical packet switching; Protection; Telecommunication traffic; 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.2002.1009519

Filename

1009519