Title :
Demonstration of user-controlled network interface for subwavelength bandwidth-on-demand services
Author :
Nejabati, Reza ; Klonidis, Dimitrios ; Simeonidou, Dimitra ; O´Mahony, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the hardware architecture for a user-controlled network interface supporting sub-wavelength bandwidth-on-demand services. Results show the architecture is well suited for mapping user traffic into optical packets or bursts directly controlled by the user.
Keywords :
IP networks; bandwidth allocation; network interfaces; optical communication equipment; packet switching; IP traffic; agile wavelength assignment; interface hardware architecture; optical bursts; optical packets; subwavelength bandwidth-on-demand services; user traffic mapping; user-controlled network interface; wavelength agile interface; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Network interfaces; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Telecommunication traffic; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength assignment;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192762
