WDM cross-connected star topology for the bilayered ShuffleNet

Author

Ayadi, F. ; Hayes, J.F. ; Kavehrad, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

12

Issue

9

fYear

1994

fDate

9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1668

Lastpage

1678

Abstract

A WDM cross-connect is a device based on integrating a two-dimensional array of Bragg diffraction cells. This device can be used in various wavelength routing network applications and it overcomes the major problems related to a conventional broadcast passive star coupler. In this paper, we propose a method of using this device in the implementation of a new logical topology: the bilayered ShuffleNet. This new configuration uses the same configuration as the conventional ShuffleNet, where N=kP^k, but with the addition of another set of connections, the bilayered ShuffleNet achieves a higher efficiency compared to the conventional case. Moreover, the bilayered configuration offers additional flexibility

Keywords

hypercube networks; multiplexing equipment; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; 2D Bragg diffraction cell array; WDM cross-connected star topology; bilayered ShuffleNet; broadcast passive star coupler; flexibility; logical topology; wavelength routing network applications; Broadcasting; Diffraction; Helium; Network topology; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical packet switching; Spread spectrum communication; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.320951

Filename

320951