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`TABLE DFCDNTENTS ......................................................................... 2
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`TABLE UF FIGURES ..............................................................................
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`UPDATE LNTRDDUCTIUN .................................................................. 12
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`INFRDDUCTIDN ...................................................................................... 12
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`WHATARE GXCS? ................................................................................. 14
`UPD.-1.TES:T;1TE|$'IENT ..................................................................-.. 1-1
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`TECI-INOLUGIES..................................................................................... 19
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`DIED Vmldurs ................................................................................... lfl
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`Intellisense carp. {Gaming} ...........................................................................+..... 25
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`Dpflcal hli-era Machines {O-MM}
`28
`Texas Instmrrnenm
`23
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`30
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`BASIC NEEDS CIF TECHNCILUGY FUR DICE ......................
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`INSERTICIN LOSS PROBLEMS CIF TRPLNSPPLRENT SWITCHES
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`CURRENT fl\'lJU5TR‘1' PROJECTIONS ............................................ .. T2
`MODEL BASED PRUJEJCTICINS .......................................................+........................... T2
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`Telel Number crI'Dice............l........+............+...................+....................+.................. 31
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`Fnmuasts by Typ-as utflxfls ........................................................ .. 32
`Forecast uffixcs by Applicailun-........................................................._ H3
`UPDATED FCIRECASTS +0............................................+.............................................. 33
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`ccurnperlsen at Large us. Smell
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`PRICING FURFCASTS .......................................................................... 9'1
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`FORECAST FDR L.-HIGH [.3LB'U'l-"'E 32 PORTS] SWITCHES
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`VENDOR PROFILES .............................................................................. 9'3
`ST.=‘LTE]'leIENT HF UPDATE ....................................................... .. 5'3
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`ADWLNTAGES GF MESH ‘VS. RING ARCHITECTURES .....................,.....,.......... III?
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`APPENDIX [I —SEGM ENTATION OFTHE HETWU RK........... 123
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`APPENDIX D] -DHIATRIX UF PROVIDERS .................................. 129
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`APPENDIX IV —LISTfl"~IG DFACRDNYTEIS .................................. 132
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`Update Introduction
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`This original rep-acn was issued in Nan.-etnl:ter i'J_tEI[lCI. Much at’ the technical and arcltitectural material is still
`accurate and cunent. hut wtritt-as areas til’ the rep-art need tlptlsttirtg, The purpose cf this tlpdale tn the etriginstl
`repett is to l.1rittg those areas up-t-a-date. and to add new ittfarthaticti dtat has developed. The approach tc
`pntsenting this material has n:.sI.I|t-etl in a ecmpleteljt stand a|cnedrtt1Jn'u.:t1t.'l'|IecrigirI.'t| Ii:un11s:tt and ccIg..'tnir..'1tit'In
`is presert-'et:l. 1:-t:twe-.'et'. die intrcdactian aieach chapter will describe the changes made in the update. In mast
`cases this will allow the readertct readily see t.he changes made from thectiginal report. It is tillilllflll. that this
`capability will be mast. useful in the ihrecast area. This paragraph is the cttt]:.r change in the lnlrc-duct.iett_
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`emergence at'the Internet as the single mast sigttiiicant dew.-etcprnettt in die history ctfcctttmutticaticns This
`ever-increasing demand has changed the whole approach to |‘aei|it:.-' and even TD1.I|:¢ provisioning Bart-dwidth
`:inct'en1e.ats [e.g._ DC‘-43} that wauid have been me etttirecresssectian an a given raute att]'_-tr at-.-ct at three
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`able tn t:t‘talLr't‘:| this rnassit-e antaunt c-thantha.-itltit. We were lctalting fcura way tn keep up with the unending
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`bandwidth artd haw to deal with the rapid changes and reanangements implied by a tttarltet gnzt-wing this
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`custtattters are alsa itt tLtI'lllt.'!Ii|. trying to devise the best way tc deal with grctwtlt frcm their -'ie-.1.-'t.taints. tl'tus
`cuu:-ting many change tirders tn hundwidth |'trt11.rir.It:rs,'t. tht: netwtirlt is Iurgt:|3.-' stir-t;le with an urchiltxture Unit
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`SDNF.'T—t1ert1'ed f'.'t.t;'i|i|it:5 t_SUINF_'T't:n1 UI‘tit."D|h'T or SCINF.Tdirt:t,'t|:.r t::t11 Eb-er}. it is t:tn"t¢n 1'll:ll.'x'.S5.'tFl." ID n1:t|tt:
`phj-Siflfll equipment atJt.l.it.it:tns and changes at ntany nades — particularly when-e rings ir'tlEl'S:E.t:[. The aclditians
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`testing attd tLL1'l‘t up activities rltsa result cf all cut" this 1.-.-c-tlt. prcr-.-isianittg itttert-'als stretch i.ntc tttattj..' months
`and sen-'iee casts er-ntintte to be 'rer1.t high in spite cf decreasing casts of‘ l.|l'It'h:fi}'il'lg inirastnteture. These
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`titer-ors h.'t1»'e all contbineel to lead us from a lJilll.I.‘I'WlI:|Lltt bottleneck. to a gridlock glut — we have a great rleai of
`potential bandwidth. but it is '-‘erg I1-ansl toelfeelwelgr use It.
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`The 1.,-'rr.':::tl,t.'t.'ttin:1ret| and intt:1'na.tirt-nal t::t.11'it:r'.s have built fihen'D'WDM Ist:t't-tnttrlat.-i thal [!T|Z!I|'l'|l5'4lt and deli 1.-er
`bant:l-.1.-'itiIl:t that was only dreamed of two orthree grears ago. Now the issue is learning that Qofi int-tolt-es
`n1r;rr:1l'ta11 t:It:t:l.rir_'.'tl .'t11rI ttplical .l:IE|Ill:l.:ll'Ll5. [I s|l5n1'1't1..'r:lt.'cs 5t:rtrrt:t: Elt:Ill'FlllI:g-', rapid provisioning and
`rearnatgemenm. and the ability as support new. ‘on-rlernanrl' services. Tltese are tltequaiities that will supp-on
`the new strategies t1fsen'ioe prosirlers in the era of‘ IF’. the Internet. E3 E1. ete. Their are also the pararneters
`that will il.lJ'll all of mar ba.ht:|t.~.'it:ltlt into useful and tnaslretable sen-ioes.
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`The attswe.t' rliat is rlet-elopiag to this gridlock gluL is the U'ptl.C.t1l Switch t[l){C.} This new tnew in these
`sizes and with the capabilities now becoming atrailablol device will I;l] allow e:Itb'erncl].-' rapid sen-ice
`plot-isiotting and reartangetneitts. I12]: facilitate mesh topologies mat tttote rlirectly support data trt1l'l'tc and
`that can save on equipment. faeili ties. and operations eotsts.t3tpro1.-'ide an c.:stren'tcI}' Fast optical lI:'t'|:EJ:ll'Ctlll
`tfiber.-'1.-.-a1.-elettg_tlt.I'rot.ttei: reetoualiatt capability. and H} supportnew services on a wa-nelengrlt level based no
`rapid and remotely oontrollctl switching.
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`This report will eitplorc this new eleviee in depth. lt wi ll: develop abasic ttnrlerstaorling of Ill-Kfis. explore all
`aspects oftlie axhnriiugg,-. rct-'i.t:.w applications. es-aluau: mta-lte!.tl.1-i-.-era. pmjet:tnttt.1-l.-etutlernai-tcl and pI'iCE§.
`and describe available equiprnent artcl senuzllors.
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`Esoept wltere speciticall_-.' nobeel t:lil‘r'erentl.}'. Uiis repott deals with existing. available [or neatly so] technology
`for UXC5. The r_'ttn1:nl 'I.It:r.-iitins 111' the UKCH tire primuril}.r "t.lit1'nh" 31'-'I.'L'iI|:hI!$. Stimt: -.'t:ndtttt':s l|'.llIl.'l.l|'.'1.Il.Llrl:.-'
`sottte of die BED switch 1.I'ElidtJI'El- a.re adding sigrtjiicant software to the peripheral control sysrettts allowing
`some 1-*er_'.r tLsel'u| tansi in some eases speemeultlrl services. However. the switches rernain Fairly dumb. The
`fitpplicatiotts. Marltet Forecasts. and Pricing Forecasts me all based on these corttparari~.'e|g.- rluntb 5}'5l13ll‘l'.i-.
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`Future -development will be focused on two major m:
`l. Froeltteing all-optical switches lolly eapalule oi‘ W-‘WC and WIXL”. elasses ol'oper.'ttion. i-"'5-e-e the
`Techttology Section for a full discussion of these eiaasesfi
`2. Incorporating true optical rottter capabilities. whereby the EEC will actually be able to parse the
`incoming I;JfH.hEflJ sip;n.ttl and perfrtrrn at switeitinp. funeti-tin baserl on 1J1i:iinlt'.trrrstt.t.irin in n:t1|
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`The tirst of these will be eontrrit'.:t1:iall_-rat-*aiE.'ti:ale in the l'rl.‘.JEl few yetus. and the second will likely 1-.‘lII:J.': longer.
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`In addition to providing a more appropriate a:rehitectttre for data. meslt promises to be a more economical
`approach to failure protection. title to its ability to share preteetien n:Iutes. rather lha.n having ICHIFE protection
`lsa.nclw'tt:lth. as is the case with traditional approaches. Studies have suggested that optical switches and mesh
`art:hitr:t_'Iurt:it can achieve as great as 5|.'l'ii--fi-l'l‘.E savings in capital cti.-its ttrt-'t:r t.l'tt: trarlitittnttl SDNET ring
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`Given all of theseconsitleranons, it is 'pl‘lZljBClE.t1 mat tI}l~iCs will be both tJte ennlsler of. and a major reason for
`El migration to. an "all-e«rItie.'tl" netwerlt. {it will he seen. hill-'-'|:‘-'I:f, that "all-optical" may not ti lwagrs rnettn
`only optical as we go font-'a.1t:l itt Htis reporti-
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`Ilauing looked at a tt-orlting definition of an DKC. we woulrl now like to present a general list of lsasic
`roquiretttents for DKLTS. it will be clear as we go through the Technologies Section. that appl ieat'ions and
`technical approaches will cause differences in emphasis on various of utese requirements. ltowei.-er the list
`will still he lnstntctivc to use as a future }'artlsticlt.
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`fin 'I2JJiiIL is a novice that allows a given nurntscrof optical inputs to access a selection of optical outpttts.
`These inputs and t.'I'LIl|:II.IlS. ruay he u.-t1-.-elertgtltsor fibers rt-.-in-t multiple 't.t-'.I1t-‘-t3:lr.“.nt'.fl'J‘t:i.j General mquiretnenrs:
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`Rat:onI'1.guruhiIil}' — h-12:1.-ht: this: guts ts-'iI.l'ttt-ttt staying. hut it :-t]'tttt.tlt.i ht: s'latt:tJ. It _just I'.l'.|t:.l].nS. that the
`switch can switch inputs to outputs. ttncler etttental control.
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`Nonlt-1oc]tittg—These network devices mustl:-e able to terminate and switch all of Uteir inputs to an
`El‘-'fillltl.'||H1|.Jlptl-I untler all ei1e1rrnsttI.rtt;I:s. There is no ruorn lt:-re “husgr signal‘ in this ltintl of -':T'-'-'ilJt.‘i'|lfl3-
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`Se:tleahle- In Ettacltbone network applications [:ilJJ1lCt1IltI'|]r'. this is ot'gtt:at irnportattcc. No carticr
`wattts to face me prospect of hat-ing to make a ‘fotlt lift‘ replacement-of s clet-ioe like an IJXC with
`so rntteh trnilie going through it. De"-‘lees that sta.rt at -only 32 :t .11 rnttst beahle to scale at least to
`IDEICI it IIIOD (in hacltbotte. applications].git-ett Ihecurrent and projected grott-tlt rates ofths ttetu.-otlt.
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`Ltttt-' lrutet'lit:t1 I.ttses- This Et:“rt:f?i Ltt IJ1t:tJpI.i-t::tl insertittn Ittsts [i.t:.. 1.l‘It: attt:nuali:t.tn ti-E tht: light.] Wt:
`will see in tletttil later the reason for this requirement. hut in general. it is olznriotts that it is clesiralzile
`for any light path element In lttt-.-e a low loss characteristic.
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`L-l'l'l-ll-'Cl15IGfiIflnl— Again. this refers to an optical signal impact. If crosstallt is too }Il.f_‘_Il hetu.-een arty
`two internal paths. the signals will be degtsdecl. anti pesltsps unusable.
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`Fast tit-tittzhittg Time — In ma.n}' of the applications of Ll'2'{Cs the switehi.ng tLt11e is of most irnp:-rtance.
`Ants-'.ttmplt: is in n:sl.t1r£tlittrt tnpp]ic.t2t.t.itn1s. Tilt: tttlttl timt: Ii2|l'l 2l'I:.|il:I:2ll'lI'Ig 3 Failed link must he ntt E,I'l.':'a|l:T
`than SUI rtts [hasetlon SUI‘-{ET statttlards}. Thus. the time for the DEC lJ1'lilllEl'l!LtJII}' switch rnusthe as
`stttall as possible so as to be able to meet this stantlttttl.
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`l.uu"|CustttI1d Relitthle — These ties-ices will he eentntl to trery high eeptlcity netwurlt points. in
`orde: to achieve tlteirgreatest usefulness. they must he relau -rely cheap. Also. because ot' Uteir
`pcntrnl location. it is imp-emtlw: Il!t.fl1 they bc t'it'tt,:t:tll}' f'at.tl| Free l_int¢rn.*.:|lI3.rft.
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`3-‘B32115 for various liglu displays such as wztleltes. Laptop cdlttpdter. caleul:1ters.etc. [I1 11:: telecrzulnmunieattzinzms
`an.'nt1. thus’: devices can tn: LIsI.:»t| For :1 vttriety -:-I‘ }'IILI'pt:-scs. incltl-ding switching. :1ll:11LL:tt'u:I-n. and mhcr
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`will he: :1 wiuhla: ttchnnlngy fur switches :11” small purl 1ii.Il:.'i -[under 32:32] and I'm :1 ~.'.'trit:tg.r n|' t:utI'u:r
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