<title>Intelligence in optical networks</title>

Abstract

Optical networks need added intelligence and performance at the edge to efficiently link broadband access infrastructure to the optical multi-provider transport environment. Intelligent edge ruting platforms deliver carrier-class performance and reliability essential to the delivery of next-generation services requiring end-to-end QoS, diversified levels of security and users' network self-configuration. This digest paper is basing mainly on special issue of IEEE Com. Mag devoted to this subject.