Title :
Using grooming cross-connects to reduce ADM costs in SONET/WDM ring networks
Author :
Modiano, E. ; Berry, R.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We show that the cost of electronic multiplexing in SONET/WDM rings can be reduced using small SONET cross-connects at multiple nodes. Our architecture uses multiple hub nodes and achieves significant savings over single hub architecture.
Keywords :
SONET; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; ADM costs; SONET/WDM ring networks; add-drop multiplexing; electronic multiplexing; multiple hub nodes; multiple nodes; single hub architecture; small SONET cross-connects; Add-drop multiplexers; Circuits; Computer architecture; Costs; Intelligent networks; SONET; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
