Title :
ULH-optimized grooming in optical mesh networks
Author :
Weston-Dawkes, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Corvis Corp., Columbia, MD, USA
Abstract :
In carrier optical networks, ultra long-haul (ULH) transmission can significantly save capital and operations costs compared with long-haul (LH) transmission. The size of the savings depends on the design of the service networks that use the underlying optical networks. In this paper, we show that proper grooming of low-rate SONET traffic into OC-192 links lowers network cost by taking full advantage of ULH transmission.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; OC-192 links; ULH transmission; ULH-optimized grooming; carrier optical network; low-rate SONET traffic; optical mesh networks; ultra long-haul transmission; Costs; Intelligent networks; Mesh networks; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Protection; SONET; Telecommunication traffic; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036716
