DocumentCode
1462396
Title
Architecture and design of optical channel protected ring networks
Author
Arijs, Peter ; Meersman, Raf ; Van Parys, Wim ; Iannone, Eugenio ; Tanzi, Alberto ; Pierpaoli, Matteo ; Bentivoglio, Filippo ; Demeester, Piet
Author_Institution
COMSOF, Ghent, Belgium
Volume
19
Issue
1
fYear
2001
fDate
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
11
Lastpage
22
Abstract
In this paper, different optical ring architectures are considered and the optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) functional architecture is described. In addition, different aspects of ring network design and their impact on the network architecture are discussed
Keywords
multiplexing equipment; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; network architecture; optical add/drop multiplexer functional architecture; optical channel protected ring network design; optical ring architectures; ring network design; Add-drop multiplexers; High speed optical techniques; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Protection; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.914480
Filename
914480
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