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September – Wavelength Management
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As today's bandwidth demands accelerate, wavelength management,
provisioning and performance monitoring is becoming even more
vital. In this e-book sponsored by Ciena Corp., find out how
improved WDM systems answer the call for increased capacity,
OTN works as a platform for converged services, subwave-grooming
techniques pack wavelengths with as much traffic as possible,
and ROADMs offer flexible provisioning of wavelengths.
Table of Contents
Pump Up the Volume
IPTV, SAN, gigabit Ethernet and other high-bandwidth services
are pushing the limits of today's networks. Carriers are
meeting the accelerating need for capacity with WDM from
the core to the edge.
Wrap It Up
An ITU standard since 1998, OTN is not new, but it is getting
new attention from carriers looking for a platform for converged
services. OTN, short for optical transport network, defines
the management of next-generation optical networks, specifically,
management of services on waves.
Command Performance
WDM systems are in their third and fourth generations and now
include significant management improvements from both provisioning
and performance-monitoring perspectives.
One for the ROADM
As networks must carry and switch high-bandwidth services like
video, ROADM-enabled WDM systems are becoming more common
in the core as a way to dynamically configure wavelengths.
Packing the Pipe
Rather than dedicate a wavelength to a single service, subwave-grooming
techniques now enable carriers to pack wavelengths with as
much traffic as possible for more efficient utilization.
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