Maybe some clarification as to what you're asking for would help. You're mixing fiber, networks, and a MAN. Fiber is just the medium. It could be for IP switching or projecting a light show. Are you asking if there are diverse paths throughout a metro area?
On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 2:30 PM Etienne-Victor Depasquale via NANOG < nanog@nanog.org> wrote: > Hello folks, > > Simple question: does "routed optical networks" have a clear meaning in > the metro area context, or not? > > Put differently: does it call to mind a well-defined stack of technologies > in the control and data planes of metro-area networks? > > I'm asking because I'm having some thoughts about the clarity of this > term, in the process of carrying out a qualitative survey of the results of > the metro-area networks survey. > > Cheers, > > Etienne > > -- > Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Communications & Computer Engineering > Faculty of Information & Communication Technology > University of Malta > Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale >