Title :
Centralized packet filtering protocols: a new class of high performance protocols for single-hop lightwave WDM networks
Author :
Papadimitriou, Georgios I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
A new protocol for WDM star networks is introduced. According to the proposed Centralized Packet Filtering (CPF) protocol, more than one stations share each wavelength and transmit their packets in a random access fashion. An array of electrooptic tunable filters, which is placed at the network hub, allows at most one packet per wavelength to pass to the star coupler; at each time slot. In this way, channel collisions are eliminated. Furthermore, the selection of the passing packets is implemented in such a way that receiver conflicts are avoided
Keywords :
optical receivers; optical transmitters; protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; centralized packet filtering protocols; channel collisions; electrooptic tunable filters; high performance protocols; single-hop lightwave WDM networks; star networks; Access protocols; Broadcasting; Filtering; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Time division multiplexing; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Performance, Computing and Communications Conference, 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5258-0
DOI :
10.1109/PCCC.1999.749467
