Title :
Optical network architecture from the point of view of the end user and cost
Abstract :
The author provides a personal opinion of the development of optical network architectures.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; Moore´s Law; cost structures; flow switching; optical network architecture; optical switching; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Media Access Protocol; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Transceivers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1109/JSAC.2006.258217
