• DocumentCode
    1794258
  • Title

    Cost tradeoffs in converged metro networks designs

  • Author

    Hernandez-Valencia, Enrique ; Mezhoudi, Mohcene ; Tang, Bo-Hui

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The cost structure of converged packet-oriented metro aggregation networks is evaluated. Hierarchical Layer-2/Layer-3 architectures are shown to have better CAPEX structure than Flat networks models but topology and traffic volumes may justify other point solutions.
  • Keywords
    metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; CAPEX; Layer-2 architecture; Layer-3 architecture; converged packet-oriented metro aggregation networks; cost tradeoff; flat networks; hierarchical transport architecture; Bandwidth; Biological system modeling; IP networks; Multiprotocol label switching; Ports (Computers); Topology; Virtual private networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.W2A.16
  • Filename
    6887045
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1794258