Internet traffic engineering
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traffic engineering
refers to all the work related to the physical network
(usually optical cables, routers, exchanges) that carries Internet
traffic between different networks with the objective of reaching the highest levels of capacity in the Internet backbone.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
traffic engineering
Traffic engineering
Traffic engineering can mean:* traffic engineering , a branch of civil engineering* teletraffic engineering, a field of statistical techniques used in telecommunications...
refers to all the work related to the physical network
Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
(usually optical cables, routers, exchanges) that carries Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
traffic between different networks with the objective of reaching the highest levels of capacity in the Internet backbone.