Influence of the IP traffic asymmetry on the cost of the optical network layer

Photonic Network Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-150

  De Maesschalck, Sophie ^a   Pickavet, Mario ^a   Colle, Didier ^a   Demeester, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bidirectional optical links; IP traffic asymmetry; Unidirectional optical links

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

OPTICAL NETWORK LAYERS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0036251902     PISSN: 1387974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015387211573     Document Type: Article

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