Title :
Optical Layer Local Area Network Emulation in a Multifunctional Repeater-Based Optical Access Network
Author :
Nadarajah, Nishaanthan ; Chae, Chang-Joon ; Tran, An Vu ; Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple and bandwidth-efficient scheme for providing local area networking among customers in a multifunctional repeater-based optical access network is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The local traffic from a customer premises is carried on a radio frequency carrier along with the upstream traffic, and this traffic is electrically separated and then combined with downstream traffic at the remote repeater for delivery to the customers.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; microwave photonics; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical repeaters; radio-over-fibre; telecommunication traffic; bandwidth-efficient scheme; downstream traffic; local traffic; multifunctional repeater; optical access network; optical layer local area network emulation; radio frequency carrier; upstream traffic; Costs; High speed optical techniques; LAN emulation; Local area networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Repeaters; Telecommunication traffic; Fiber optics and optical communication; Fiber optics communications; Networks;
Journal_Title :
Optical Communications and Networking, IEEE/OSA Journal of
DOI :
10.1364/JOCN.1.000043
