Title :
The NGI ONRAMP test bed: regional access WDM technology for the next generation Internet
Author :
Froberg, Nan ; Kuznetsov, Mark ; Modiano, Eytan ; Rao, Hemonth ; Parikh, SaliI ; Henion, Scott ; Korn, Jeff ; Rauschenbach, Kristin ; Saleh, Adel ; Simmons, Jane ; Schofield, B. ; MacDonald, Ian
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The challenge in regional access networks is to provide interfaces to the enormous data pipes provided by WDM wide area networks that allow efficient and dynamic routing and multiplexing of disperse users, with the emphasis on Internet applications. This challenge is the focus of the DARPA-sponsored NGI ONRAMP consortium, a precompetitive consortium. NGI ONRAMP is an acronym for the next generation internet optical network for regional access using multi-wavelength protocols. The goal of the consortium is to design and build a regional access network which exploits WDM and other emerging technologies to support next generation internet
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; wide area networks; DARPA-sponsored NGI ONRAMP consortium; Internet applications; NGI ONRAMP; NGI ONRAMP test bed; WDM wide area networks; data pipes; disperse user multiplexing; dynamic routing; multi-wavelength protocols; next generation Internet; next generation internet optical network for regional access; regional access WDM technology; regional access networks; Costs; IP networks; Internet; Laboratories; Next generation networking; Protection switching; Space technology; Testing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813457
