Translucent optical networks the way forward.

The transmission reach of signals in optical transmission systems is limited. To go beyond these transparent reach limits, signal regeneration is necessary to re-amplify, reshape, and retime the optical signals. Translucent optical networks are a type of optical transport network specifically devise...

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Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 45, 2 (2007).
Main Author:	Gangxiang Shen
Other Authors:	Tucker, Rodney S.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Fault detection. Lightpath routing. Network design cost. Network survivability. Optical transmission systems. Optical transport network. Service provisioning performance. Signal regeneration. Traffic grooming. Translucent network multicasting. Translucent network planning. Translucent optical networks. Transparent reach limits. Wavelength assignment.