Title :
Scalable two-stage WDM crossconnect architecture
Author_Institution :
NTT Optical Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
fDate :
1/4/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author proposes a new breed of WDM crossconnects with a minimal penalty for hardware complexity which enhances the routing flexibility of wavelength routing star networks. Applying these crossconnects to multi-fibre WDM networks results in a drastic improvement of the network scalability
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM crossconnect architecture; multifibre WDM networks; network scalability improvement; scalable two-stage crossconnect architecture; wavelength routing star networks;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960047
