Realizing the Advantages of Optical Reconfigurability and Restoration with Integrated Optical Cross-Connects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2871-2882

  Strand, John ^a   Chiu, Angela ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM); Optical add drop multiplexing (OADM); Optical cross connect (OXC); Optical network architecture; Optical network wavelength division multiplexing (WDM); Optical networks; Reconfiguration; Restoration

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP); OPTICAL CROSS CONNECTS (OXC);

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0346972512     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819539     Document Type: Article

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