The Flexible, Dynamic Optical Layer: Myths and Realities

— A dynamic optical network that adjusts quickly and automatically to changes in offered traffic load provides performance superior to that of a network of fixed, static optical connections only under certain conditions, such as a high degree of interconnectivity among the network nodes and a coarse granularity of traffic demands relative to link capacity.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: GLOBECOM
• Authors: Joel W. Gannett, George Clapp, Michael E. Rauch
• Keywords: Dynamic Optical Network, GLOBECOM 2008, Load Provides Performance, Static Optical Connections, Telecommunications