Title :
Efficient, Fault-Tolerant All-Optical Multicast Networks via Network Coding
Author :
Menendez, Ronald C ; Gannet, Joel W
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol. Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Network coding, an emerging field of research, provides a means to create efficient all-optical multicast networks that feature hitless reconfiguration. Here a photonic bitwise exclusive-OR hardware element supplies the key enabling functionality.
Keywords :
encoding; fault tolerance; multicast communication; optical communication equipment; optical logic; fault-tolerant all-optical multicast networks; hitless reconfiguration; network coding; photonic bitwise exclusive-OR hardware element; Fault tolerance; Hardware; Network coding; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Photonics Society; Protection; Robustness; Springs; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528116
