Title :
Transport network design tool: A vendor´s perspective
Author :
Shen, Gangxiang Steven
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Soochow Univ., Suzhou, China
Abstract :
We introduce issues and research problems related to a transport network design tool. We discuss both layer-independent and cross-layer network designs. We also address the problem of node hardware module planning and the software development of a network design tool.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network planning; carrier Ethernet layer; cross-layer network design; layer-independent network design; node hardware module planning; optical channel layer; optical transport network; software development; transport network design tool; Ethernet networks; Fiber optics; Hardware; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Planning; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682848
