Packet and TDM transport integration: how, when and why?

Author

Gringeri, Steve ; Rarick, Tom

fYear

2006

fDate

5-10 March 2006

Abstract

The world of transport is on the verge of significant change. The days of TIs being the driving force are fading as packet services and high capacity access networks grow. Ethernet as a ubiquitous means for interconnecting end users to carriers and carriers to carriers is coming. Yet the need for transport networks remains - manageable, low cost, high availability interconnection and private line services - that a service switch only network cannot effectively provide. OTPs are the base for next generation transport networks. With the integration of ROADMs for manageable lambda networking and transport MPLS for manageable packet transport, along with TDM switching for near term needs, carriers will have the tools they need to build the next generation transport network.

Keywords

SONET; multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; MPLS; SONET; TDM transport integration; WDM; access networks; manageable lambda networking; next generation transport network; packet services; private line services; Bandwidth; Costs; Ethernet networks; High speed optical techniques; Next generation networking; Optical switches; SONET; Telecommunications; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006

Print_ISBN

1-55752-803-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2006.215674

Filename

1636705