Title :
Novel hierarchical optical cross-connect architecture utilizing dedicated add/drop switches that effectively offer colorless and directionless capability
Author :
Yamada, Y. ; Hasegawa, H. ; Sato, K.
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
Hierarchical optical cross-connect architectures based on dedicated add/drop switches for terminating traffic is proposed. The architecture can significantly reduce switch scale for implementing colorless/directionless/contentionless capabilities.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical switches; photonic switching systems; add-drop switch; colorless capability; contentionless capability; directionless capability; hierarchical optical cross connect architecture; Algorithm design and analysis; Couplers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
