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Optical Networking: The Economy of LightProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: Datamonitor Published: May 2001 Product Code: R313-0073 Description Optical networking is a market that requires a great amount of clarity and understanding in order to become a successful player. The introduction of new technologies can lead to misunderstandings about the roadmap for the future. Finding clarity as to the true value of opportunities in the optical networking market is a tough task and possessing a full picture of the many issues within this market is also something many companies are finding difficult. Datamonitor's new report 'Optical Networking: The economy of light' is your key to a fuller picture of the optical netwroking spaceTable of Contents IntroductionMarket context Competitor dynamics and customer focus The future decoded Action points for systems vendors and components manufacturers INTRODUCTION What is this report about? Who is the target reader? How to use this report MARKET CONTEXT Introduction How to increase network capacity and capability The imperatives of the next-generation network What determines service provider purchasing decisions The adoption of optical technologies Contrasting the economic imperatives of long-haul and metro networks The metro environment Why has there been a slow uptake in optical solutions? What carriers require Key points TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS Introduction Key findings Background How one should segment the optical market Different perspectives regarding optical networking What an optical IP network promises for the future Market segmentation Submarine MAN Optical access networks The technologies evaluated Proposed solutions to bandwidth problems What carriers can do when SONET systems prove limiting Business benefits of all-optical solutions The main issues with SONET technology The problems with SONET The benefits of DWDM Next-generation SONET solutions Technological developments in the different network segments Developments in the optical core Network requirements of metro operators SDH/SONET or DWDM in the metro? The advantages of an all-optical approach to the MAN problem The format of the next-generation network IP, ATM and MPLS: network reliability Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM): an alternative in the metro? ATM and frame relay are not dead The expectation of MPLS Quality of service QoNMS IP QoS defined IPv6 Network topologies The move to mesh networks UPSR (unidirectional path switched rings) and BLSR (bi-directional line switched rings) Optical Domain Service Interconnect initiative Amplification and regeneration The costs of regeneration Raman amplification Dispersion management Soliton technology Forward Error Correction (FEC): a means of improving bit-error rate Optical fiber market moving to non-zero dispersion shifted fiber and the utilization of new bands Optical switches How to define the 'best of breed' in terms of optical switches and cross-connects OXC and OADM The three types of optical switching systems Optical components Relationships between systems vendors and components manufacturers Summary of the developments in the components industry Conclusions COMPETITOR DYNAMICS Introduction Key findings Competitor identification Alcatel Ciena Corvis Cisco Fujitsu Lucent Nortel Sycamore ONI Systems Redback Conclusions THE FUTURE DECODED Introduction Modeling assumptions Key findings Global spending on optical networking systems Global spending on optical equipment split by distance Global spending on long-haul optical systems Global spending on metro optical systems Global spending on optical equipment by vertical market Conclusions ACTION POINTS Introduction Key findings Action point 1: Choose your customer carefully Action point 2: Form closer relationships Action point 3: The value of traffic is still more important than the volume of traffic Action point 4: A broad product portfolio is a benefit but not essential Action point 5: Considering spinning off the optical division Conclusions APPENDIX Definitions Research methodology Future readings SPP writing team (c) Datamonitor 2000. All Rights Reserved. |
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