• DocumentCode
    283780
  • Title

    Optical protection switches for resilient networks

  • Author

    Duthie, P.J. ; Shaw, N ; Wale, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    GEC-Marconi Mater. Technol. Ltd., Towcester, UK
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    33906
  • Firstpage
    42491
  • Lastpage
    42494
  • Abstract
    The authors review the technologies available for optical switching, and relate them to a range of approaches to network resilience including automatic transmission protection, terminal bypass in multi-GHz LANs and switched networks employing separate wavelengths to monitor the condition of the optical plant
  • Keywords
    optical links; optical switches; automatic transmission protection; network resilience; optical protection switches; optical switching; switched networks; terminal bypass;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Resilience in Optical Networks, IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    211740