Title :
Cost tradeoffs in converged metro networks designs
Author :
Hernandez-Valencia, Enrique ; Mezhoudi, Mohcene ; Tang, Bo-Hui
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The cost structure of converged packet-oriented metro aggregation networks is evaluated. Hierarchical Layer-2/Layer-3 architectures are shown to have better CAPEX structure than Flat networks models but topology and traffic volumes may justify other point solutions.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; CAPEX; Layer-2 architecture; Layer-3 architecture; converged packet-oriented metro aggregation networks; cost tradeoff; flat networks; hierarchical transport architecture; Bandwidth; Biological system modeling; IP networks; Multiprotocol label switching; Ports (Computers); Topology; Virtual private networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W2A.16
