Title :
Cost boundaries for economical OXCs
Author :
Van Parys, W. ; Arijs, P. ; Demeester, P.
Author_Institution :
Comsof NV, Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
Based on the design of ring and mesh network architectures using in-house developed tools, rules are deduced in order to obtain economical solutions for resilient WDM networks based on the use of optical cross-connects (OXCs).
Keywords :
costing; multiplexing equipment; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; European network; cost boundaries; mesh network architecture; optical add/drop multiplexer; optical cross-connects; path protection; resilient WDM networks; ring network architecture; traffic routing; Costs; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Protection; SONET; Switches; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868569
