Fiberwdm: Is DWDM and OTN the same?
DWDM and OTN are two different technologies in the field of optical communication. DWDM is an optical transmission technology used to simultaneously transmit multiple wavelengths of optical signals in optical fibers, thereby expanding the transmission capacity of optical fibers, increasing network bandwidth, and supporting long-distance transmission. OTN is a network transmission technology based on DWDM. In addition to optical transmission, it also provides higher-level switching, management, and monitoring functions to achieve reliable, flexible, and efficient optical network transmission. Function extension: DWDM mainly focuses on the multiplexing and transmission of optical signals, and does not involve signal exchange, management, and monitoring. OTN introduces higher-level functions on the basis of DWDM. OTN technology provides multi-level exchange, management, and monitoring functions by packaging data in a fixed format. It can handle da...