• DocumentCode
    331158
  • Title

    WDM networking on a European scale

  • Author

    Parnis, Noel ; Lima, Emmanuel ; Hjelme, Dag R. ; Van Parys, Wim ; Jones, Edwin V.

  • Author_Institution
    Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    20-24 Sep 1998
  • Firstpage
    299
  • Abstract
    Four different topological approaches to designing a pan-European optical network are discussed. For such an ultra-high capacity large-scale network, it is necessary to overcome physical path length limitations and to limit optical cross-connect (OXC) complexity
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; European scale; WDM networking; optical cross-connect complexity; pan-European optical network design; physical path length limitations; topological approaches; ultra-high capacity large-scale network; Large-scale systems; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Scalability; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    84-89900-14-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.1998.732549
  • Filename
    732549