Title :
Optical monitoring in WDM networks
Author_Institution :
Tellium Inc., Edison, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The talk will describe some of the optical performance needs of WDM networks and the component and signal monitoring requirements that these generate. Monitoring devices, both available and under development, will be discussed
Keywords :
monitoring; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication equipment testing; wavelength division multiplexing; FastSCAN spectral monitor; MONET program; WDM networks; absolute wavelength calibration; add/drop multiplexer; component monitoring requirements; monitoring devices; network elements; optical monitoring; optical performance needs; optical power measurement; signal monitoring requirements; Degradation; Design engineering; Intelligent networks; Maintenance engineering; Monitoring; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Power engineering and energy; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645350
