Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol. Inc., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The MONET DC Network consists of a double ring around Washington D.C., connecting six government agencies: DARPA, DIA, DISA, NASA, NRL, and NSA. No long distance link is included in this network. The network consists of two interconnected rings. The network elements on the East Ring are provided by Lucent Technologies, a member of the consortium, and those on the West Ring are provided by Tellium, an outside vendor
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Lucent Technologies; MONET DC network; Tellium; Washington D.C.; government agencies; interconnected rings; network elements; NASA; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Probes; Scalability; Space technology; Springs; Testing; US Government agencies;
