A European multiwavelength optical network

Author

El-Bawab, Tarek S. ; O´Mahony, M.J. ; Jayasumana, Anura P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

1-3 Jul 1997

Firstpage

568

Lastpage

573

Abstract

A number of research issues are considered in the study of an European multiwavelength optical network. The main part of the study is the design of an all-optical network to overlay the European national networks and link major centers therein. We survey most of the issues considered in this respect within the frame of two projects funded by the European Commission. Another part of the study focuses on the underlying European national networks and their possible development to interface with the proposed overlay. The main aim of this paper is to put together these two parts and oversee the prospect of an European ultra-high capacity multiwavelength optical infrastructure

Keywords

channel capacity; network topology; optical fibre networks; research initiatives; telecommunication traffic; European Commission; European multiwavelength optical network; European national networks; all-optical network design; capacity; multiwavelength optical infrastructure; network topology; projects; research issues; traffic; All-optical networks; Communication industry; Communications technology; Costs; Europe; Large-scale systems; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Systems engineering and theory; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers and Communications, 1997. Proceedings., Second IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Alexandria

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7852-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCC.1997.616066

Filename

616066