• DocumentCode
    3527791
  • Title

    Reconfigurable Optical Networks: Is It Worth?

  • Author

    Roshani, Reza ; Monti, Paolo ; Tacca, Marco ; Fumagalli, Andrea

  • Author_Institution
    Erik Jonsson Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Texas Univ., Richardson, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A fundamental question to address is what levels of traffic fluctuations may justify the deployment of reconfigurable optical networks. Based on a flow model, this study provides a preliminary answer for IP/MPLS over WDM networks.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; reconfigurable optical networks; routing; traffic fluctuations; Bandwidth; Circuit topology; Fluctuations; Multiprotocol label switching; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528561
  • Filename
    4528561
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3527791