Title :
Applying optical transparency to a heterogeneous pan-European network
Author :
Peloso, Pierre ; Prunaire, M. ; Noirie, L. ; Penninckx, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Applying an innovative experimental tool to a continental scale network, we demonstrate that up to 99.7% of the connections of a hybrid heterogeneous network may be established transparently at 10 Gbit/s with the simplest physical design.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre networks; transparency; 10 Gbit/s; continental scale network; heterogeneous pan-European network; hybrid heterogeneous network; optical transparency; Bit error rate; Chromatic dispersion; Chromium; Hardware; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Spine; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248591
