Lincoln, (Neb.) - Oct. 3, 2000 - Byrav Ramamurthy, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $271,023 for his project "Design of Translucent Optical WDM Networks."
The project will focus on architectures for backbone networks for the next-generation Internet, Ramamurthy said. Traffic in the current Internet is growing exponentially and optical networks are seen as the logical choice for scaling the capacity of the network. Coupled with the technique of wavelength division multiplexing (the 'WDM' of the project title), an optical fiber can support multiple data streams and provide enough capacity to satisfy current and future demands, especially in the long-haul arena.
"Telecommunication carriers worldwide are investing in these new optical fiber networks to cope with the demand," Ramamurthy said.
The project will study the trade-offs involved in supporting an all-optical network as opposed to an almost all-optical networks (also termed as translucent networks, which may involve optical-to-electronic conversion of signals at intermediate nodes).
This multi-year award from will provide valuable training to undergraduate and graduate students, and support active research in the field of high-speed networking at UNL, Ramamurthy said.
The project began July 15 and will run through June of 2003.
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