Title :
Hybrid access technology applications to the next generation Internet (NGI) network extension
Author :
Izadpanah, Hossein ; Dolezal, Franklin ; Tangonan, Gregory
Author_Institution :
HRL Labs., Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report several novel architecture and implementation scenarios to complement and extend the NGI network for an "all-weather" link availability based on integrated fiber, free-space optical wireless, and RF/MM-wave access technology and sub-networks.
Keywords :
Internet; broadband networks; optical fibre communication; optical links; radio links; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; MM-wave access technology; RF access technology; WDM channels; all-weather link; broadband communication channels; fiber sub-networks; free-space optical wireless; hybrid access technology; network extension; next generation Internet; IP networks; Integrated optics; Laboratories; Next generation networking; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Protection; Radio frequency; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989726
