Title :
Automatic protection switching and LAN emulation in passive optical networks
Author :
Nadarajah, N. ; Wong, E. ; Nirmalathas, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A technique for automatic protection switching in conjunction with a capability for intercommunications between customers in a passive optical network is proposed and experimentally verified. Protection switching against fibre breaks is carried out using a secondary fibre that enables inter-customer networking using RF subcarrier multiplexed transmission along with the upstream transmission to the central office at baseband.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical switches; subcarrier multiplexing; LAN emulation; RF subcarrier multiplexed transmission; automatic protection switching; fibre breaking; inter-customer networking; passive optical networks; upstream transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20063934
