optical networking in white papers
A Vision Based Approach to Wireless Optical Networking
White Paper This paper presents a new approach to wireless optical networking. Transmissions over a distance of 30 feet (9 meters) were also achieved by employing an 18X optical zoom lens assembly. This paper considers that this approach provides not only a... [18 Jul 2008]
Using Dynamic Optical Networking for High-Speed Access
White Paper This proposal enables the use of hybrid Ethernet-optical access circuits set up and released on demand. Through the use of switched optical circuits the number of hosts that can be supported on a metropolitan area core ring network can be increased... [18 Jul 2008]
Light Trails: A Sub-Wavelength Solution for Optical Networking
White Paper All-optical networks are able to transport data from source to destination entirely in the optical domain. This is a departure from current optical networks that rely on Optical-Electrical-Optical (OEO) conversion at each intermediate connection... [18 Jul 2008]
Bufferless All-Optical Networking With Erasure Codes
White Paper An idea for enabling all-optical packet switched networks is to use deflection routing together with erasure recovery coding at the packet level. Deflection routing has been generally considered in the past only in highly structured networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Classification of Two-Link Failures for All-Optical Networks
White Paper As all-optical networking becomes feasible, a need arises to understand the relationship between failure modes and appropriate recovery algorithms. Failure of a link is a common failure mode in such networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Optical Networks and the Future of Broadband Services
White Paper This paper presents a cost model that highlights the advantages of new optical networking technologies such as Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) over traditional architectures for optical networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Federated Grid Clusters Using Service Address Routed Optical Networks
White Paper With the advent of modern optical networking technologies, geographically distant clusters can be federated to yield systems considered tightly-coupled. By using Service Address Routed (SAR) optical networks, cluster federations are shown to be... [18 Jul 2008]
Dynamic Routing in Translucent WDM Optical Networks
White Paper This study follows the current trend in optical networking industry by utilizing extension of IP control protocols. Translucent WDM optical networks use sparse placement of regenerators to overcome the impairments and wavelength contention... [18 Jul 2008]
Optical Switching Middleware for the OptIPuter
White Paper Observing that the exponential growth rates in bandwidth and storage are now much higher than Moore's Law, this major new project of several universities - currently six in the US and one in Amsterdam - exploits a new world of computing in which... [18 Jul 2008]
Optical Burst Switching (OBS): A New Area in Optical Networking Research
White Paper This paper gives an introduction to optical burst switching (OBS) and compares it with other existing optical switching paradigms. Basic burst assembly algorithms and their effect on assembled burst traffic characteristics are described first. [11 Jul 2008]
Multi-Hop Optical-Label Switching Using Optical 3R Regeneration
White Paper The 3R regeneration maintains a good signal quality through multiple hops, which is important for scalable optical networking. This paper experimentally demonstrates the multi-hop operation of an optical-label switching router with label swapping... [11 Jul 2008]
End-to-End Dedicated Protection in Multi-Segment Optical Networks
White Paper The networking segments refer to any portion of an optical path that requires special consideration for wavelength routing, such as separate administrative domains, sub-networks characterized by different levels of traffic aggregation (e.g.access... [11 Jul 2008]
Optical-Label Switching, MPLS, MPLambdaS, and GMPLS
White Paper Optical-label switching offers seamless integration of data and optical networking while supporting circuit, burst, and packet switching using the optical-labels. The dynamic and agile characteristics of optical-label switching indicate its support... [10 Jul 2008]
Discrete Event Simulation of the DiffServ-Over-MPLS With NIST GMPLS Lightwave Agile Switching Simulator (GLASS)
White Paper The NIST GLASS has been developed to support the R&D works in the area of Next Generation Internet (NGI) networking with GMPLS-based WDM optical network and Internet traffic engineering with DiffServ-over-MPLS. [10 Jul 2008]
Protection Networking of Ethernet PON FTTH Access Network
White Paper A protection control unit and an optical switch is employed connecting four Optical Line Terminations (OLTs) with each one serving only 32 Optical Network Units (ONUs). Massive deployment of FTTH fiber network causes protection to FTTH network a... [08 Jul 2008]
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