Title :
A new architecture and MAC protocol for fully flexible hybrid WDM/TDM PON
Author :
Das, G. ; Lannoo, B. ; Jung, H.-D. ; Koonen, T. ; Colle, D. ; Pickavet, M. ; Demeester, P.
Author_Institution :
Dep. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a novel architecture and MAC protocol for a scalable, cost effective WDM/TDM PON providing fully flexible dynamic bandwidth allocation for upstream and downstream data transmission.
Keywords :
access protocols; bandwidth allocation; data communication; optical fibre networks; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; MAC protocol; downstream data transmission; flexible dynamic bandwidth allocation; hybrid WDM/TDM PON; passive optical network; upstream data transmission; Bandwidth; Data communication; Laser tuning; Media Access Protocol; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Time division multiplexing; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
