Title :
The impact of waveband size on the number of ports of cross-connect in waveband switching networks
Author :
Karube, Ryo ; Takano, Katsumi ; Ito, Tomohiro ; Nakagawa, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Yamagata Univ., Yonezawa, Japan
Abstract :
The influence of bandwidth and the minimum paths for a waveband was evaluated on the port number of optical cross-connect (XC) in waveband switching networks. The wide bandwidth saves the port of waveband XC, while the small value of the minimum paths reduces the port of wavelength XC.
Keywords :
switching networks; wavelength division multiplexing; optical cross connect; waveband switching network; wavelength division multiplexing technology; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682739
