Rate-adaptable optics for next generation long-haul transport networks

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 41-49

  Zhou, Xiang ^a   Nelson, Lynn ^a   Magill, Peter ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH DEMAND; CHANNEL ROUTING; CORE NETWORKS; LONG-HAUL TRANSPORT; NETWORK COSTS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORT NETWORKS;

BANDWIDTH; TRANSPONDERS;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 84875167007     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2013.6476864     Document Type: Article

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