optical
RSS opticalOptical Networking and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
White Paper This paper deals with the twin concepts of optical networking and dense wavelength division multiplexing. The paper talks about the various optical network architectures and the various components of an... [02 Sep 2008]
Optical Burst Switching Network: A Multi-Layered Approach
White Paper This paper defines a new multi-layered architecture for supporting Optical Burst Switching (OBS) in an optical core network. The architecture takes into account both the control plane as well as the data... [11 Sep 2008]
Optical VPN Connecting ONUs in Different PONs
White Paper All optical Virtual Private Network (VPN) in a Passive Optical Network (PON) provides dedicated optical channels to connect VPN users. Several schemes based on waveband or wavelength... [11 Sep 2008]
Optical Flow Switching
White Paper With the ubiquitous deployment of WDM in core networks in the last few years, long-haul transmission is now cheaper than router switching at core nodes; this is because the rate of decrease in cost per unit of optical... [11 Sep 2008]
The Bloor Perspective: E-marketplaces made simple, optical internet deal in the offing, and internet access uneven
Comment At present the makers of optical systems can't build them fast enough to meet demand from the carriers. Corning has transformed itself from a sleepy manufacturer of ovenproof glassware into a leading player in the... [30 Jul 2000]
Nortel Network Case Study: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Optical Backbone
White Paper LVHHN selected Nortel to physically connect 3 hospitals, 2 administrative office campuses, a data center and a remote clinical site over a private OC-48 Synchronous Optical NETtwork (SONET), which, at 2.4 Gbit/s, is one... [11 Jan 2008]
10 Gb/s LAN Networking: Optical Fiber LAN Design Considerations
White Paper The purpose of this paper is to guide premise wiring telecommunications specialists through the decision making process regarding future optical fiber cabling implementations for LAN environments. One will go through the... [06 Dec 2007]
TechNet Webcast: Optical Media in Windows Vista (Level 300)
White Paper This webcast provides an overview of some of the enhancements of using optical media in the Windows Vista operating system. It covers the new user interface for backing up and restoring information in Windows Vista and... [15 Jan 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Optical Media in Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Paper This webcast provides an overview of the advantages of using optical media in the Windows Vista operating system. It takes a look at the new user interface for backing up and restoring information in Windows Vista. [05 Oct 2007]
Optical Proximity Communication in Packaged SiPhotonics
White Paper This paper reports 10Gb/s Optical-Proximity-Communication with reflecting mirrors micro-machined into Si and co-integrated to low loss SOI waveguides for chip to chip communication using a self-aligned-packaging... [31 Jul 2009]
Embarcadero Technologies Case Study: Optical Solutions
White Paper Optical Solutions designs, manufactures, and markets the only true Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Passive Optical Network (PON), for voice, video and data to Service Providers worldwide. Software in... [10 Feb 2005]
Protected Ethernet Rings for Optical Access Networks
White Paper This paper proposes a centralized link layer architecture for providing low latency fault recovery for optical access rings. Consequently, when compared with a standardized Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol implementation,... [08 Jul 2008]
Nortel optical strategist walks out the door
News Anil Khatod had been appointed to the position in April and had been charged with overseeing the company's optical strategy. Canadian telecoms equipment manufacturer Nortel saw its recently appointed chief marketing and... [16 Jul 2001]
Basics of Optical Networking
White Paper Optical networks have been making waves” recently, following the opening up of the national long distance market. We can expect a few Indian operators to install national optical networking backbones... [02 Sep 2008]
Nortel announces first optical storage networks
News UBS's worldwide data centres will be consolidated into two centres in Zurich, linked by a Nortel optical campus network, based on Nortel's OPTera* Metro 5200 Multiservice Platform. The platform uses DWDM technology, more... [12 Feb 2001]
