Title : 
Optical networking testbeds in Europe
         
        
            Author : 
Fabianek, Bernhard
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Res. Infrastructure Unit, European Comm., Brussels, Belgium
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This talk will present an update on the status of optical networking test-beds and the large scale utilisation of photonic communications systems by the research community in Europe.
         
        
            Keywords : 
optical fibre networks; Europe; optical networking testbeds; photonic communications systems; Communications technology; Europe; Intelligent networks; Large-scale systems; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Photonics; Telecommunication switching; Testing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-803-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OFC.2006.215651