optical network

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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network
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnet.wɜːk/us
/ˈnet.wɝːk/
a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a ...
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(Definition ofopticalandnetworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is therefore up to theopticalnetworkterminal to filter out any signals intended for other customers.
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Coreopticalnetworknodes are likely to either be unbuffered or have limited buffers.
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A passiveopticalnetworkis a form of fiber-optic access network.
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Each glass sphere will contain 31 photomultiplier tubes and will be connected to shore via a high-bandwidthopticalnetwork.
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For such a connection, theopticalnetworkterminals on the customer's end must perform some special functions which would not otherwise be required.
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Anopticalnetworklayer was introduced directly over the fibre links between node sites to provide massive scalability in bandwidth across the backbone.
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A metropolitanopticalnetworkwill be deployed in the city, with a total length of 48kmmi 0.
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Thus, the cost of transmitting a bit over anopticalnetworkdecreases by half every nine months.
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In addition, since splitters have no buffering, each individualopticalnetworkterminal must be coordinated in a multiplexing scheme to prevent signals sent by customers from colliding with each other.
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At last, work to design and develop the next era of high-speed optical networks for communications between researchers around the world is moving ahead at an increased pace.
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Machines, materials, manufacturing and even the concept of transportation are being transformed by continuing advances in micro-processing, wireless networks, high-speed optical networks and artificial intelligence.
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Its original products were portable testing products for optical networks.
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These devices are capable of multiplexing a large number of wavelengths into a single optical fiber, thereby increasing the transmission capacity of optical networks considerably.
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This would allow for small size, low losses, and integrability into existing optical networks.
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Passive optical networks have both advantages and disadvantages over active networks.
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A variant of burst switching used in optical networks is optical burst switching.
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Gallager's current interests are in information theory, wireless communication, all optical networks, data networks, and stochastic processes.
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The company's solutions serve as important building blocks in next-generation high speed optical networks that support services such as broadband backhaul, mobile data backhaul, video and cloud computing.
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Bandwidth is increasingly becoming a precious resource and expectations from future optical networks are that they should be able to efficiently handle resources as quickly as possible.
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