Extra - Scope of GENI Optical Research? Tight Integration of Physical Layer with Higher Layers Provide Dynamic Optical Networking Plane Dynamic Optical Switching/Routing Fiber (Space) Switch (e.g. switch all WDM channels in a fiber) Wavelength Switching (e.g. ROADM) Sub-Wavelength Switching (circuit) - O/E/O Optical Burst/Packet Switching? All Optical Networking Combines Transmission Issues with Optical Switching/Routing Data Rates/Modulation Formats effect Network Design Control Plane / Management Optical Transmission? Higher Data Rates, Longer Transmission Distance, Modulation Formats Quantum Cryptography Optical Device Technologies? |