Title :
Control and interfaces for an all-optical network testbed
Author :
Marquis, D. ; Parikh, S.A. ; Barry, R.A. ; Castagnozzi, D.M. ; Hemenway, B.R.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA
Abstract :
We describe some of the control and interface techniques employed in the construction of an all-optical network testbed fielded in the Boston metropolitan area. The network was developed by a consortium of AT&T Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a grant from ARPA. The network testbed contains local, and metropolitan area nodes that support optical broadcast and routing modes. Electronic access is provided through optical terminals that support multiple services having data rates between 10 Mbps/user and 10 Gbps/user. Applications include video, support for ATM traffic, and telemedicine applications
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; broadcasting; graphical user interfaces; metropolitan area networks; network interfaces; optical communication equipment; optical fibre LAN; telecommunication control; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication terminals; telecommunication traffic; visual communication; 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s; AT&T Bell Laboratories; ATM traffic; Boston metropolitan area; Digital Equipment Corporation; LAN; MAN; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; all-optical network testbed; data rates; electronic access; graphical user interfaces; local area nodes; metropolitan area nodes; multiple services; network control; network interfaces; optical broadcast modes; optical routing modes; optical terminals; telemedicine applications; video applications; Control systems; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Testing; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1996. ICC '96, Conference Record, Converging Technologies for Tomorrow's Applications. 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3250-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1996.535184
