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To: Hiram Walker who wrote (2083)9/30/1998 8:21:00 PM
From: DenverTechie  Read Replies (2) of 12823
 
Hiram, I was talking about a transparent AON.

I may agree with you that a transparent cross connect may be unnecessary, but I haven't researched it closely enough to make an informed judgement. Opaque cross connects do exist as you state, but I did not think this fit the definition of an "all optical network".

I think the article you are referring to is titled "Fuzzy logic - Opaque architectures make optical networking less of a pipe dream" on page 38 of the August 1, 1998 issue of America's Network magazine. Even if it's not, this is a good article that talks about the myths and realities involved in creating a national-scale transparent optical network. I highly recommend it. While it talks about the virtues of opaque instead of transparent cross connects, it does not state who (as in which vendor(s)) have such an animal in their stable.
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