Title :
Optical bypassing using a WDM-gridconnect patchwork
Author :
Jäger, Hubert A. ; Kao, Ming-Seng
Author_Institution :
Commun. Technol. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, the properties of transparent wavelength routed transport networks are analyzed which are based on a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)-gridconnect patchwork and compared to networks built on a conventional fiber infrastructure. The patchwork represents an example of a partitioned wavelength routed fiber-optic transport network using optical bypassing. The cumulative transit traffic and path length statistics are calculated. Based on these results, recommendations for the transparent network partition size and the number of wavelengths are given.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; statistical analysis; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; transparency; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-gridconnect patchwork; cumulative transit traffic; fiber infrastructure; optical bypassing; partitioned wavelength routed fiber-optic transport network; path length statistics; transparent network partition size; transparent wavelength routed transport networks; wavelength-divsion multiplexing; Communication system traffic; Network topology; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interconnections; WDM networks; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
