Data center considerations: Architecture choices
This article will discuss three data center architectures and the tradeoffs of each. Each design has its advantages and disadvantages, and sometimes more than one architecture may be appropriate fo...
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Packet-optical transport systems: Platforms for metro transformationPacket-optical transport systems offer world-class transport, and more importantly, a foundation for transformation to more profitable software-defined metro networks. |
What's ahead for multimode fiber communication systems?
Multimode fiber (MMF) is increasingly acquiring market share in high-end data centers, replacing the copper-based cabling that has been the predominant media for high speed communication. Currently...
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Death of the OB van
As operators upgrade their networks to sell broadband connectivity for media-rich add- on services, they are finding a lucrative opportunity in providing lines for pure media production. Yet the ab...
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Ensuring cloud computing performance on data communications networks Part 3
In this, the third and final installment of the series, the authors highlight some of the issues related to cloud computing performance and some of the work being done to resolve these issues.
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FTTH in Europe: A long way to go
There were nearly 75 million FTTH subscribers worldwide at the end of 2012, but only 10.3 million of them are in Europe, according to the latest update to the FTTH Council's "FTTH Ranking"...
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Operator agreements catalyze FTTH builds in France’s low-density areas
After implementing a policy for fiber installation and network sharing in urban apartment buildings, France has embarked on a plan to bring fiber access networks to the country’s lower-density area...
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2012 optical industry trends
If the 2011 calendar year could be described in three words, they would be “explosive bandwidth growth.” Both wired and wireless networks were stretched as consumers continued to adopt network inte...
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FTTXcellence: Opportunity in dark times
In this magazine interview Shane Trotman., senior operations supervisor at Farmers Telephone Cooperative and 2011 winner of the FTTXcellence Award, describes the challenges he faced when his servic...
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New test techniques required for CFP 100G opticsThe complexity of CFP transceivers sets new requirements for test and measurement. Understanding the proper way to test CFPs is essential for module vendors and users alike. |
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