Title :
Using nodes with shared wavelength converters in optical networks
Author :
Comellas, Jaume ; Linares, Carlos ; Ramon, J. ; Conesa, Josep ; Junyent, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
The paper presents the performance evaluation of an optical network using a simple optical cross-connect (OXC) architecture, with fixed wavelength conversion. The main advantage of a network using this OXC is the absence of any tunable components in the nodes. Obtained results show that networks with this OXC design approach the behavior of networks with ideal OXCs.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; photonic switching systems; OXC; optical cross-connect; optical networks; optical switching; shared wavelength converters; Electronic mail; Hydrogen; Intelligent networks; Matrix converters; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength converters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8343-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2004.1360242
