Optical Networking: Recent Developments, Issues, and Trends


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Optical Networking: Recent Developments, Issues, and Trends

Overview

Life Cycles of Technologies

Hype Cycles of Technologies

Industry Growth

Trend: Back to ILECs

Sparse and Dense WDM

Recent DWDM Records

Core Optical Networks

Optical Transport Products

OEO vs OOO Switches

Trend: LAN - WAN Convergence

SONET

SONET Functions

SONET vs Ethernet

SONET vs Ethernet: Remedies

RPR: Key Features

Access: Fiber To The X(FTTx)

Why PONs?

IP over DWDM (Past)

IP over DWDM (Future)

Telecom vs Data Networks

IP over DWDM Issues

Control and Data Plane Separation

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

IP-Based Control Plane

MPlS

GMPLS

GMPLS: Layered View

GMPLS: Hierarchical View

MPLS vs GMPLS

Fiber Access Thru Sewer Tubes (FAST)

FAST Installation

Summary

References

Author: Raj Jain

Home Page: http://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/

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