The perspective of optical packet switching in IP dominant backboneand metropolitan networks.

This article analyses the rationale and technical solutions for the use of optical packet switching techniques for both backbone and metropolitan applications. It also provides information on state-of-the-art technologies available for medium-term product development

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 39, 3 (2001).
Main Author:	Jourdan, A.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	IP dominant backbone network. MAN. Medium-term product development. Metropolitan area networks. Optical packet switching. Transport network. Wavelength crossconnect.