Title :
WDM-Gridconnect as a transport structure
Author :
Jäger, Hubert A.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Technol. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter describes an approach to the realization of an optically transparent transport network structure called Gridconnect. The proposal is based on the use of multifiber cables and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to achieve full connectivity simultaneously between all nodes of the network. The structure is an extension of the WDM-Crossconnect solution with star topology to an arrangement with grid topology that has a Crossconnect as a basic structure at each node.<>
Keywords :
network topology; optical cables; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-Crossconnect; WDM-Gridconnect; grid topology; multifiber cables; optically transparent transport network structure; transport structure; wavelength division multiplexing; Network topology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Proposals; Statistics; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
