Optical Networks

EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 10

	What's all this fuss about telecom carrier capex? 01 Oct 2008 TIP - Telecom carriers are keeping up capex spending on equipment to stay competitive, with emphasis on optical and Carrier Ethernet and less on legacy.

	Packet optical: Differing views on network elements Submitted By: SearchTelecom.com | 04 Sep 2008 TIP - Packet optical technology is emerging as the next-generation preference to TDM-based SONET/SDH networks.

	Carrier Ethernet, metro optical lead telecom industry trends Submitted By: SearchTelecom | 23 Jun 2008 TIP - Carrier Ethernet developments are making this technology the hottest telecom industry market.

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NEWS: 1 - 3 of 4

	NXTcomm 2008 is about telecom advances, not breakthroughs SearchTelecom.com | 19 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - NXTcomm 2008 saw a lot of incremental telecom advances, as ideas years in the making start to penetrate market, explains analyst Ron Westfall in this video.

	Telecom product and service news from NXTcomm08 SearchTelecom | 18 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - Telecom service providers and vendors made a wide variety of announcements at its annual NXTcomm08 trade show, with enhancements to existing technologies making most of the news.

	Post-bust, backhaul providers are probably insulated from possible recession SearchTelecom.com | 17 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - Burnt once by a telecom meltdown, backhaul providers are better prepared to weather a possible recession while keeping prices in check.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2

	Best practices for optical network design SearchTelecom.com | 11 Nov 2008 TELECOM INSIGHTS - Fiber-optic deployment has become the network technology of choice in metro and access networks, which means the list of best practices for fiber deployment is growing.

	Working with optical networking's new capabilities SearchTelecom.com | 05 May 2008 TELECOM INSIGHTS - The optical networking strategy telecom service providers choose now will define the advanced services they can offer later and when they can expect ROI.

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BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 3 of 8

	Fiber to the Home Council FTTH Council | 27 Jul 2007 BEST WEB LINK - Developed to pursue the education, promotion and acceleration of fiber-to-the-home deployment by presenting a consistent view of the market and its development, FTTH Council assists members with planning, marketing, ...

	IEEE LEOS The Society for Photonics | 25 Jul 2007 BEST WEB LINK - One of many IEEE affiliated societies, LEOS is dedicated to the promotion of technologies that use lasers, optical devices, optical fibers and other lightwave technologies.

	OIF Optical Internetworking Forum | 25 Jul 2007 BEST WEB LINK - For data and optical networking professionals, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) promotes interoperable networking solutions, services and implementation agreements for optical, interconnect, networking processing and ...

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 4

	ROADM (reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer) 18 Jul 2007 WORD - A reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) is a device that can add, block, pass or redirect modulated infrared (IR) and visible light beams of various wavelengths in a fiber optic network. ROADMs are used in ...

	passive optical network 31 Jul 2001 WORD - A passive optical network (PON) is a system that brings optical fiber cabling and signals all or most of the way to the end user. Depending on where the PON terminates, the system can be described as fiber-to-the-curb ...

	dense wavelength division multiplexing 18 Aug 2001 WORD - Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is a technology that puts data from different sources together on an optical fiber, with each signal carried at the same time on its own separate light wavelength. Using DWDM, up ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Optical Networks:  Telecom Routing and Switching, Carrier Ethernet, MPLS (Multi-protocol Label Switching) Networks, VoIP in Service Provider Networks