Title :
Economic Evolution from EPON to WDM-overlaid PON Employing a Wavelength Conversion Node
Author :
Hyun, Jae-Myoung ; Cho, Wonkuk ; Park, Youngil ; Kim, Byoung-Whi
Author_Institution :
Kookmin Univ., Seoul
Abstract :
Cost-effective evolution architecture from EPON to WDM-overlaid PON is proposed. To maintain the colorless characteristics of ONUs, a wavelength-conversion node is employed. Appropriate structures for a remote node and a WCN are suggested and analyzed.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; wavelength division multiplexing; EPON; Ethernet passive optical network; WDM-overlaid PON; cost-effective evolution architecture; optical network unit; remote node; wavelength conversion node; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Costs; EPON; Electronic mail; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348903
