Title :
Metro transport network architectures for the future
Author_Institution :
AT&T Services Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Changes in the telecommunication services are getting bigger and faster. To be agile to these changes, metro transport network architectures for the future need to support dynamic connectivity management with switching technologies at different levels that can be controlled via a programmable interface. The right combination of switching technologies depends on the level of transparency expected by the service layer through the transitions and the scale and extent of connectivity needed.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; dynamic connectivity management; metro transport network architecture; programmable interface; switching technology; Bandwidth; IP networks; Optical switches; Photonics; Ports (Computers); Telecommunication services;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3B.3
