Bilayered ShuffleNet: a new logical configuration for multihop lightwave networks

Author

Ayadi, F. ; Hayes, J.F. ; Kavehrad, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1993

Firstpage

1159

Abstract

Lightwave networks can be constructed by exploiting the capabilities of emerging optical technology. One of these technologies is the WDM cross-connect star coupler. This device based on integrating a two-dimensional array of Bragg diffraction cells, can be used in various wavelength routing network application to overcome the major problems related to the conventional star coupler. We propose a new logical topology, the bilayered ShuffleNet, which is shown to achieve higher efficiency compared to the conventional ShuffleNet. We also present a method of using the WDM cross-connect star coupler in the implementation of the bilayered ShuffleNet

Keywords

light diffraction; network topology; optical couplers; optical links; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; Bragg diffraction cells; WDM cross-connect star coupler; bilayered ShuffleNet; logical configuration; logical topology; multihop lightwave networks; optical technology; two-dimensional array; wavelength routing network; Bandwidth; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Space technology; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication network topology; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1993, including a Communications Theory Mini-Conference. Technical Program Conference Record, IEEE in Houston. GLOBECOM '93., IEEE

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0917-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1993.318257

Filename

318257