Title :
USA metropolitan network value opportunities
Author :
Li, M. ; Wesolowski, P. ; Nederlof, L. ; Vaughn, M. ; Brisker, M. ; Wagner, R.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
System costs of SONET, next-generation SONET and WDM transparent ring with 2.5 and 10 Gb/s bit rates are compared for metro applications. WDM ring technology offers significant cost reduction compared to other approaches.
Keywords :
SONET; cost reduction; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network planning; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; SONET cost; USA metropolitan network; WDM ring technology; WDM transparent ring; metro applications; network cost reduction; next-generation SONET cost; Bit rate; Cities and towns; Costs; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; SONET; Spine; Telecommunication switching; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248307
