Title : 
1:N OLT Redundant Protection Architecture in Ethernet PON System
         
        
            Author : 
Tanaka, Kiyoshi ; Horiuchi, Yoichiro
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Kamifukuoka, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We have proposed and demonstrated a cost-effective 1:N OLT redundant protection architecture using an optical switch. We have confirmed its practical feasibility by validating automatic restoration of a broadcasting TV service in an EPON system.
         
        
            Keywords : 
local area networks; optical fibre networks; optical switches; television broadcasting; Ethernet passive optical system; automatic restoration; broadcasting TV service; optical switch; redundant protection; DSL; Ethernet networks; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Protection;
         
        
        
        
            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.2008.4528281