How the asymmetric nature of ip traffic influences the cost of the underlying optical layer

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-77

  De Maesschalck, S ^a   Pickavet, M ^a   Colle, D ^a   Demeester, P ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bidirectional WDM line systems; Cost reduction; IP traffic asymmetry; Optical transport network; Unidirectional WDM line systems

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BIDIRECTIONAL WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING LINE SYSTEMS; COST REDUCTION; INTERNET PROTOCOL TRAFFIC; OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK; UNIDIRECTIONAL WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING LINE SYSTEMS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0242667017     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030390111913     Document Type: Article

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