DocumentCode
528148
Title
Toward more dynamic optical networking
Author
Woodward, S.L. ; Feuer, M.D.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 July 2010
Firstpage
114
Lastpage
115
Abstract
A dynamic optical layer could make backbone networks more efficient, flexible, and resilient, by sharing resources and minimizing manual `touch points´. We present requirements to evolve today´s quasi-static optical layer to fully dynamic operation.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; dynamic optical networking; quasi-static optical layer; resource sharing; touch points; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location
Sapporo
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6785-3
Type
conf
Filename
5588282
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