From IP over WDM to all-optical packet switching: Economical view

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1638-1645

  Van Caenegem, Ruth ^a   Martínez, José M ^b   Colle, Didier ^a   Pickavet, Mario ^a   Demeester, Piet ^a   Ramos, Francisco ^b   Martí, Javier ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost functions; Economics; Optical networks; Optical node; Packet switching architectures

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

COST FUNCTIONS; OPTICAL CIRCUIT SWITCHING APPROACH; OPTICAL NODE; OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC-OPTICAL CONVERSIONS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33645806981     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.871012     Document Type: Article

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