Data in the optical domain technology: A network-level perspective

This study focuses on network-level issues that fall into three broad categories: 1) network performance, 2) network requirements and 3) drivers and applications for the DOD-N. The goal of this work is to investigate the value, viability, and fit of this new networking technology across a broad spectrum of network scenarios. A network simulation environment is constructed, which allows the investigation of the performance of DOD-networks as a function of node design and technologies, network architecture, network scale, traffic characteristics, physical layer constraints, and other parameters. The intent of Telcordia's project is to bring network-level issues to bear to optimize both the performance and the utility of the DOD-N technologies.