Abstract
High bandwidth optical networks are being designed by telecommunications providers to provide traffic-engineered services to the service platforms like routers, ATM switches. Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON) is a concept that is being discussed to provide quick service activation to the service platforms in a data-centric network reliably. This paper discusses the different service models available for the architecture of an ASON and a comparative analysis between the same and design considerations for achieving an ASON network.

Author Surbhi Sinha

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