Title :
Directions for high capacity optical backbone networks
Author_Institution :
CIENA Corp., USA
Abstract :
The two protocols which will dominate the Internet optical telecommunications backbone in the future are IP, the Internet protocol, and ATM, asynchronous transfer mode. While there is much speculation about which of these two protocols will dominate, it is likely that both will be important, and fill complimentary roles. Both IP and ATM equipment have made a great deal of progress in the total data throughput and port speeds.
Keywords :
Internet; asynchronous transfer mode; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; ATM; ATM equipment; IP equipment; Internet optical telecommunications backbone; Internet protocol; asynchronous transfer mode; high capacity optical backbone networks; port speeds; protocols; total data throughput; Aggregates; Asynchronous transfer mode; IP networks; Internet telephony; Optical fiber networks; Protocols; Spine; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619128
