Title :
A programmable rate detector for rapid-reconfigurable rate-transparent optical networks
Author :
Banwell, T.C. ; Cheung, N.K.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report a programmable, rapid-response bit-rate detection and selection circuit that can handle a discrete and continuous range of data rates from 10 Mb/s to 1.3 Gb/s for programming burst mode and conventional clock data regeneration (CDR) functions.
Keywords :
Internet; clocks; optical fibre networks; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Mbit/s to 1.3 Gbit/s; Internet; WDM networks; bit-rate detection and selection circuit; continuous range; conventional clock data regeneration functions; programmable rate detector; programming burst mode; rapid-reconfigurable rate-transparent optical networks; Bit rate; Circuits; Clocks; Detectors; Forward contracts; Government; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Phase locked loops;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766043
