
sub-lambda traffic diversity. Figure 10.26 shows how super-lambda links will be
needed in the future to support IP traffic that exceeds the bandwidth of any
individual carrier frequenc y.
If one thing can be predicted about tomorrow’s network, it is that it will grow
unpredictably. Digital networks uniquely deliver reliable bandwidth on top of an
existing DWDM infrastructure in sub-, full-, or super-wave speeds, which is at
once economical and easy to operate.
10.6 THE FUTURE OF OEO NETWORKS ENABLED
BY III–V VLSI
It is now widely accepted that the world-wide web and Internet service availability
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