Defining All-Optical Networking and Assessing Its Benefits in Metro, Regional and Backbone Networks

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 86, Issue , 2003, Pages 410-411

  Saleh, A A M ^a  

^a Kirana Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL NETWORKING (AON); BACKBONE NETWORKS; LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER (LEC); MAXIMUM DEMAND DISTANCE; ALL- OPTICAL NETWORKS; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBER NETWORKS; SAMPLING METHOD; SPINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DELTA MODULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SWITCHING; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; STRESSES; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1642465508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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