Title :
Economic modeling and analysis of the evolution path in current and projected IP-backbone networks
Author :
Wang, Jiacheng ; Pissinou, N. ; Makki, K. ; Ghosh, T. ; Punde, J. ; Souza, V.D. ; Doshi, A. ; Agrawal, S.
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. & Inf. Technol. Inst., Florida Int. Univ., Miami, FL, USA
Abstract :
We report a network-evolution model that imitates the changes in IP backbone infrastructure. We discover the existence of "rapid CapEx increasing" periods, when the network operators have no choices but to perform major network upgrading.
Keywords :
IP networks; modelling; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication network routing; IP-backbone networks; capital expenditure; economic modeling; evolution path; network-evolution model; Data communication; Intelligent networks; Internet; Optical fiber communication; Phase noise; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247556
