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Figure 9-8
The optical meshed
network (Tellium)
Legend
= IP Router
= ADM TEAMFLY
= Optical Switch
= WDM Terminal Source: Tellium
meshed networks. Less than 50 percent redundancy links are more
representative, saving carriers a fortune on the lost bandwidth of the
past.
Handling the Bandwidth Crunch
DWDM is the logical choice for the majority of bandwidth traffic
jams, such as
Data-intensive applications
Internet access
Voice over data protocols (VoIP, VoFR, VToA)
Multimedia
®
Team-Fly
