The Emerging Optical Network

Download or read book The Emerging Optical Network written by International Engineering Consortium and published by Intl. Engineering Consortiu. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help readers understand the very latest optical developments, technologies, architectures, and market trends driving the next-generation network, this comprehensive report of all-optical networks (AON) is a critical resource for any communications company that hopes to tackle today's optical networking challenge. The future of the AON remains uncertain, but the next-generation optical network promises to provide the bandwidth flexibility, reliability, and network-management functions required to enable end-to-end wavelength services.