Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
For pt.I see ibid., vol.6, no.3, p.12-27, 1992. A survey of wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM)-based local lightwave networks is presented. The general characteristics of multihop systems are discussed, and various multihop approaches are reviewed. The construction of optimal structures based on minimizing the maximum link flow and optimizations based on minimization of the mean network packet delay are also reviewed. Regular topologies that have been studied as candidates for multihop lightwave networks, including the perfect shuffle, the de Bruijn graph, the toroid, and the hypercube, are discussed. Near-optimal node placement algorithms and shared-channel multihop systems are also discussed.<>
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; local area networks; optical links; LAN; WDM-based local lightwave networks; de Bruijn graph; hypercube; local area networks; maximum link flow; mean network packet delay; perfect shuffle; shared-channel multihop systems; toroid; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Bandwidth; Laser tuning; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
