100/1000 Gbit/s Ethernet and beyond, Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2009, nr 1

Abstract

100 Gbit/s Ethernet is foreseen in metro and access by 2014, while 1 Tbit/s Ethernet is forecasted for trunklinks before 1020. This paper reviews the advantages and constraints of the optical networking and discusses how they meet the 100 Gbit/s Ethernet needs