STARNET-II-an optically amplified direct-detection WDM computer communications network

Author

Sadot, Dan ; Agrawal, Sunil K. ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

482

Lastpage

483

Abstract

Summary form only given. We presented the design and full-node implementation of STARNET-II; a direct-detection optical communications computer network. Packet-loss ratio of 3.9 10/sup -8/ recommended for multimedia applications was demonstrated. STARNET-II has a power budget of 28.6 dB and channel spacing of 0.5 nm. It can support up to 80 nodes.

Keywords

computer networks; multimedia communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; sensitivity; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; STARNET-II; channel spacing; direct-detection optical communications computer network; full-node implementation; multimedia applications; optically amplified direct-detection WDM computer communications network; packet-loss ratio; power budget; Application software; Communication networks; Computer networks; Optical computing; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864958