DocumentCode
338568
Title
Considerations on optical wavelength multiplexing versus optical time multiplexing in transport network
Author
Limal, E. ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E
Author_Institution
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
359
Abstract
We compare optical wavelength multiplexing and time multiplexing techniques for optical transport network by studying the space switch sizes of optical cross connects (OXCs) and their interfaces as a function of the fraction of add/drop traffic.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication traffic; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OXCs; add/drop traffic; optical cross connects; optical time multiplexing; optical transport network; optical wavelength multiplexing; space switch sizes; time multiplexing techniques; transport network; Bit rate; Broadcasting; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Telecommunication switching; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.766440
Filename
766440
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