Title :
Design and performance evaluation of wavelength-constrained optical time-slotted networks
Author :
Gadkar, Arush ; Subramaniam, Suresh
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We propose to design a wavelength-constrained Time-Wavelength-Interleaved Network (TWIN) that uses a non-reconfigurable core, and compare its performance to that of a Time-Wavelength-Switched Network (TWSN) which utilizes a fast reconfigurable switch.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; nonreconfigurable core; performance evaluation; reconfigurable switch; time-wavelength-switched network; wavelength-constrained optical time-slotted networks; Design optimization; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiplexing; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
