Biswanath Mukherjee -- ONDM 2002 Keynote

``Optical Networking: The Evolving Landscape''

Set of Slides

• Optical Networking: The Evolving Landscape
• Torino Fiber Routes
• Torino Fiber Routes (Zoom In)
• Other Fiber Routes
• Big Telecom News on Wall St -- Then and Now
• What Happened? And How Do We Respond?
• Telecom Network Overview
• Then (early 2000) -- Huge Market!
• Then (Jan. 2001) -- The "Optical Battleground" (Access, Metro, Core)
• Then (Jan. 2001) -- The "Optical Battleground" (Components, Subsystems)
• Then (Jan. 2001) -- The "Optical Battleground" (Transmission, Routers, etc.)
• Then (Jan. 2001) -- The "Optical Battleground" (Other Players)
• Biggest M&A Deals (1999-2000)
• Optical Networking: Objective
• Optical Networking: Overview and Trends
• Optical Networking: Overview and Trends
• Carriers: IXCs
• Carriers: Next-Generation National Carriers
• Carriers: National ISPs
• Carriers: ILECs, CLECs, Carrier Hotels
• CapEx Slowdown-1
• CapEx Slowdown-2
• What Next? Is There Hope?
• System: Value Proposition
• Sprint Nationwide Fiber Optic Network
• Long-Haul, Backbone Network
• Core Network: Mesh vs. Ring
• WDM Network: A Complete Picture
• Designing the "Junction"
• An Example Network
• Node Architecture (IP/WDM)
• Four Business Models
• Emerging Business Paradigms
• Bandwidth Trading
• www.ratexchange.com
• www.ratexchange.com (contd.)
• The Evolving Landscape -- for Vendors, Startups
• The Evolving Landscape -- for Vendors
• The Evolving Landscape -- for Investors
• The Evolving Landscape -- for Academics
• ISP: Topology Optimization
• Summary