Title :
Experimental validation of an all-optical network based on 160 Gbit/s throughput packet switching nodes
Author :
Chiaroni, D. ; Lavigne, B. ; Hamon, L. ; Jourdan, A. ; Dorgeuille, F. ; Janz, C. ; Grard, E. ; Renaud, M. ; Bauknecht, R. ; Graf, C. ; Schneibel, H.P. ; Melchior, H.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We present for the first time a physical validation of an all-optical packet-switched network. More than 40 network sections, including 100 km of fibre and one optical packet switching node, have been cascaded with negligible sensitivity penalty at 10 Gbit/s
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; sensitivity; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; 10 Gbit/s; 100 km; Gbit/s throughput packet switching nodes; all-optical network; all-optical packet-switched network; cascaded fibre sections; negligible sensitivity penalty; network sections; optical packet switching node; All-optical networks; Laboratories; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Packet switching; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732728
