Optical Networking White Papers
Design Tools for Transparent Optical Networks
Overview Optical technology promises to revolutionize data networking by providing enormous bandwidth for data transport at minimal cost. A key to cost reduction is to increase transparency, that is, to keep a data stream encoded as an optical signal for as long as possible. Wavelength switching increases transparency by allowing different data streams, each encoded in a different wavelength of light, to be independently routed through an optical network. This paper discusses Bell Labs-developed software tools that help design wavelength-switched optical networks. The software tools simultaneously minimize the cost of the designed network, reduce the time and cost to perform the design, and ensure compliance with engineering constraints.
| Publisher | Alcatel-Lucent | File Format | |
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| Date Published | August 2006 | Downloads | 46 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
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