As the interface speed moves beyond the gigabit per second mark, routers are starting to need their own dedicated wavelength paths passing through the optical-transport network. Today, carriers ...

The decision of the Bonn-based regulatory authority for the telecommunications market is unambiguous: “The free choice of terminal equipment at the network termination point familiar from VDSL ...

PacketLight Networks, a leading provider of DWDM and OTN solutions, announced the launch of the PL-8000M 2 x 800G Muxponder, designed to address the growing demand for high-capacity, cost-effective ...

Using electricity from the customer's AC source, the optical network terminal (ONT) converts the incoming optical signals into electrical signals for telephone, TV and Internet. See network ...

A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...