Roadmap on optical transport network technologies

Author

Mahony, Mike O. ; Politi, Christina Tanya ; Hill, Goff

Author_Institution

Univ. of Essex, Colchester

Volume

1

fYear

2008

fDate

22-26 June 2008

Firstpage

165

Lastpage

168

Abstract

This paper presents a roadmap of progress in the area of optical networking as encountered in the area of telecommunication core and access networks; it is undertaken through the IST Network of Excellence e-Photon/ONe+. In the face of the huge growth of digital information [from 3-160 billion Gigabytes in 6 years] telecommunication networks are transforming into IT networks and will rely increasingly on the application of optics to support the demand for increased capacity and flexibility at all levels. The paper addresses future trends in systems and networks. It reviews the state of the art and key developments in the areas of transmission and switching. Technical signposts are identified which point towards future developments. Some rapidly changing areas are identified, for example the move to high speed (100 Gbps) transmission.

Keywords

optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication switching; IST Network; IT network; access network; optical transport network technology; telecommunication network; Electronic mail; Ethernet networks; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Passive optical networks; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Synchronous digital hierarchy; access networks; optical transport networks; photonics; roadmap;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2625-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2626-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598398

Filename

4598398