Abstract
The explosion of Internet traffic has led to a greater need for high-speed backbone networks. The speed of Internet-protocol (IP) traffic growth exceeds that of IP packet processing capability. Therefore, next-generation backbone networks should consist of IP routers with IP-packet switching capability and optical cross-connects (OXC) with wavelength-path switching capability to reduce the burden of heavy IP-packet switching loads. In addition, IP traffic fluctuates often over hours and days.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
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