Title :
Novel optically restorable WDM ring network
Author :
Glance, B. ; Doerr, C. ; Kaminow, I.P. ; Montagne, R.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
WDM optical ring networks are attracting interest thanks to their restoration capability. Such networks are also well suited for minimizing the fiber length needed to interconnect system nodes. A ring network needs at least two parallel fibers for restoring traffic in case of a fiber break. Based on this requirement, we propose a new optically restorable WDM ring architecture using simple add/drop circuitry.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; add/drop circuitry; fiber break; fiber length; optically restorable WDM ring architecture; optically restorable WDM ring network; parallel fibers; restoration capability; restoring traffic; system node interconnection; traffic restoration; Asynchronous transfer mode; Central office; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.908239
