Title :
A reconfigurable star and mesh broadband access network based on optical codes
Author :
Cincotti, Gabriella ; Kataoka, Nobuyuki ; Wada, Naoya ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Electron., Univ. of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
We propose and implement a novel access network configuration with a passive multiport encoder/decoder in the remote node, that implements both conventional 10 Gb/s PONs and multiple 10 Gb/s VPN connections.
Keywords :
broadband networks; passive optical networks; PON; VPN connection; access network configuration; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; optical code; passive multiport encoder/decoder; passive optical networking; reconfigurable star and mesh broadband access network; remote node; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Virtual private networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
