Title :
External wavelength contention resolution for optical crossconnects
Author :
Li, C.Y. ; Wai, P.K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
We propose to add TWCs outside the crossconnects (OXCs) in an external device to simplify the implementation and deployment of OXCs in wavelength-routed networks. Simulations confirm the performance of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
optical interconnections; telecommunication network routing; external wavelength contention resolution; optical crossconnects; wavelength-routed networks; Bandwidth; Costs; Hardware; IP networks; Microelectromechanical systems; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Signal resolution; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214500
