Title :
HORNET: a packet-over-WDM multiple access metropolitan area ring network
Author :
Shrikhande, Kapil V. ; White, Ian M. ; Wonglumsom, Duang-rudee ; Gemelos, Steven M. ; Rogge, Matthew S. ; Fukashiro, Yasuyuki ; Avenarius, Moritz ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Res. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Current metropolitan area networks (MANs) based on the SONET transport are not developing at the rate required to support the phenomenal increase in data traffic. To address the needs of future MANs, the Optical Communications Research Laboratory at Stanford University and Sprint Advanced Technology Laboratories are building HORNET (Hybrid Optoelectronic Ring NETwork). HORNET has a multiple access architecture, in which nodes access any WDM channel using a novel media access control protocol and fast tunable laser transmitters. HORNET transports data packets directly over the WDM ring, eliminating the SONET transport. This paper presents the HORNET architecture, the node design consisting of novel packet-over-WDM components, and the experimental testbed with results.
Keywords :
access protocols; carrier sense multiple access; metropolitan area networks; network topology; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; HORNET; Hybrid Optoelectronic Ring NETwork; MAN; Optical Communications Research Laboratory; Sprint Advanced Technology Laboratories; Stanford University; WDM channel; WDM ring; data packets; data traffic; fast tunable laser transmitters; media access control protocol; multiple access architecture; node design; packet-over-WDM multiple access metropolitan area ring network; Buildings; Communication system traffic control; Laboratories; Media Access Protocol; Metropolitan area networks; Optical fiber communication; SONET; Tunable circuits and devices; Urban areas; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
