DocumentCode
399214
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
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248591
Filename
1248591
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