DocumentCode
2817180
Title
A novel architecture and medium access control (MAC) protocol for WDM networks
Author
Modiano, E. ; Barry, R. ; Swanson, E.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
22-27 Feb. 1998
Firstpage
90
Lastpage
91
Abstract
Summary form only given. In this talk we will describe an architecture and an associated MAC protocol that eliminates the need for slotting and synchronization, uses one tunable transceiver per optical terminal (OT), yet results in efficient bandwidth utilization. We will also describe the potential application of this technology for providing bandwidth on demand in access networks and as a general purpose, high-performance, network technology.
Keywords
access protocols; MAC protocol; WDM networks; access networks; efficient bandwidth utilization; high-performance network technology; medium access control protocol; optical terminal; tunable transceiver; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Delay effects; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Propagation delay; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-521-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1998.657232
Filename
657232
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