Future Of Optical Transport In The Intelligent Era
Dell'Oro Group, Monday, November 11th, 2024
When asked to explain optical transport, people usually use automobiles and roads as an example. A person can reach their destination faster in a sports car than in a sedan since the former can travel at higher speeds.
Adding more lanes reduces traffic or congestion, allowing vehicles to reach their destination on time without delay. These examples, using cars and roadways, are analogous to optical wavelength signal speed and dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM). While this metaphor is a great way to explain the purpose of DWDM technology, it fails to capture the importance.