Title :
DWDM system architecture and design trade-offs
Author :
Basch, Bert ; Egorov, Roman ; Gringeri, Steven
Author_Institution :
Verizon Lab., Waltham, MA
Abstract :
The architecture of metropolitan transport equipment is evolving based on the changing requirements needed to support a high bandwidth access infrastructure that is video rich and the availability of a new generation of optical components including wavelength switches
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; metropolitan area networks; optical communication equipment; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM system; availability; high bandwidth access infrastructure; metropolitan transport equipment; wavelength switches; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Costs; Multimedia communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; Urban areas; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215773
