Field trial of the all-optical multi-ring WDM network using a wavelength cross-connect and OTN-based 43Gb/s router interfaces

Author

Yoshikane, N. ; Tsuritani, T. ; Otani, T.

Author_Institution

KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Fujimino

fYear

2008

fDate

4-7 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A field trial of an all-optical multiring WDM network was successfully conducted using a WXC and ROADMs. Multivendor interoperability of optical channels over a WDM system was verified by the direct accommodation of both OTN-based 10 and 43 Gb/s router interfaces.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; all-optical multiring WDM network; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; field trial; multivendor interoperability; optical channels; optical transport network; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; router interfaces; wavelength cross-connect; All-optical networks; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission; Transponders; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; 43 Gb/s signal; All-optical network; Multi-Ring network; Optical Transport Network (OTN); Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM); Wavelength Cross-Connect (WXC);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2008. PS 2008. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sapporo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4326-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-4-8855-2228-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2008.4804265

Filename

4804265