Experimental study of Type B protection for a TWDM-PON system [invited]

Author

Nishitani, T. ; Mizuguchi, J. ; Mukai, H.

Author_Institution

Inf. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Mar-15

Abstract

A passive optical network (PON) protection scheme is needed to ensure the system reliability required for business use, as PON is based on sharing a single fiber via an optical distribution network. Protection switching time is an important factor for business applications because it defines the service outage duration when a failure occurs. In this paper, we propose a PON protection scheme that enables the service outage duration to be reduced. We demonstrate Type B protection for a time and wavelength division multiplexed PON system and discuss the service outage duration.

Keywords

passive optical networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; PON protection scheme; TWDM-PON system; business applications; optical distribution network; passive optical network; reliability system; service outage duration; switching time protection; type B protection; wavelength division multiplexed PON system; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Protection switching; Optical access system; Optical communication; Protection; TWDM-PON;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Optical Communications and Networking, IEEE/OSA Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0620

Type

jour

DOI

10.1364/JOCN.7.00A414

Filename

7063684