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The use of optical devices that do not require switching back into the electrical domain. See all-optical network and optical computer.
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Sorrento Networks' all optical end-to-end metro networks are highly manageable, from the macro network architecture down to individual data streams.
Sorrento Networks' all optical end-to-end metro networks can flexibly support mesh, ring, multi-ring, point-to-point, super-hub network topologies.
For service providers to offer end-to-end all optical solutions, it is paramount that they deploy optical technology in the metro space.
Sorrento Networks Lays the Foundation for Migration to Next Generation End-to-End All Optical Networks
a leading developer and marketer of end-to-end all optical metro solutions, today introduced TeraMatrix(TM), an all-optical wavelength switching router for metro optical networks.
Sorrento Networks has been a provider of all optical networking systems that are used in both interoffice and access networks since 1997.
Sorrento Networks Introduces Next Generation All-Optical Wavelength Switching Router
For long haul applications in particular, this means better performance and lower costs because the transmission is all optical.
Sycamore Networks Unveils Intelligent Optical Networking Platform for End-to-End High Speed Service Delivery Throughout the Network - Access to Backbone
Applications of Smart Optical data enable service providers to serve many more customers with the same infrastructure through all optical routing, all optical switching, and multiple routable addresses on a single Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) wavelength for metro systems.
Templex's Smart Optical Technology Attracts Investment from Intel
Carriers will benefit from the flexibility and scalability of an all optical cross-connect like Alcatel's.
It supports four unique wavelengths on each port that manages all optical wavelength conversion.
Alcatel Showcases 21st Century Optical Networking Technology at Optical Fiber Conference

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