Large capacity multiaccess optical packet network

Author

Glance, B. ; Karol, M.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

6

Issue

7

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

872

Lastpage

875

Abstract

A multiaccess optical packet network capable of providing multigigabit-per-second transmission per user is presented. The proposed system is based on wavelength division multiplexing and frequency routing. It is optically transparent, has no internal blocking, and is optically self-routing. Users freely transmit their packets. Collision-free reception is achieved by means of a novel fast-tunable optical filter that controls the packet flow. Reception acknowledgments are passively generated without the use of optical sources and are transported on the same packet network. Assuming a single transmitter per user, and either one or two receivers (each with its own fiber) per user, the system throughput can approach 60% and 90% (per wavelength), respectively.<>

Keywords

multi-access systems; optical fibres; optical filters; optical links; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; collision-free reception; fast-tunable optical filter; frequency routing; internal blocking; large capacity multiaccess optical packet network; multiaccess optical packet network; multigigabit-per-second transmission; optical sources; optically self-routing; optically transparent; packet flow; packet network; receivers; single transmitter; system throughput; wavelength division multiplexing; Frequency division multiaccess; Image motion analysis; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.311483

Filename

311483