Trends and issues in data transport over optical networks

Author

Jagatia, Ashok ; Muralidharan, R. ; Pillai, Suresh

Author_Institution

OSS Syst. Pvt Ltd., Mumbai, India

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

580

Abstract

The paper discusses the shortcomings of current day networks in transporting exponentially increasing data traffic. Bursty and unpredictable characteristics of data traffic would need thorough overhauling of existing networks. An all optical network architecture is envisaged for the future with electrical elements only in the access feeds. Various issues, techniques and architecture are discussed. The futuristic network is foreseen as an all optical, data centric one with mesh-ring-mesh topology, implementing QoS and distributed intelligence and management

Keywords

SONET; data communication; network topology; optical fibre networks; packet switching; quality of service; synchronous digital hierarchy; technological forecasting; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; QoS; SONET/SDH; all optical data centric networks; all optical network architecture; bursty traffic characteristics; data traffic; data transport; distributed intelligence; distributed management; future networks; mesh-ring-mesh topology; optical networks; All-optical networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Optical fiber networks; Quality of service; Scalability; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 2001. Proceedings of IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Technology

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7101-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.2001.949660

Filename

949660