Title :
Survivable and reconfigurable meteropolitan DWDM network with up to 40Gb/s line rates
Author :
Zaacks, M. ; Mahlab, Uri ; Weiershausen, W.
Author_Institution :
Optical Networks Div., ECI Telecom, Petach Tikva
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the results of the field trial that successfully completed the METEOR consortium, 1ST-1999-10402. We demonstrate a survivable metropolitan optical network accommodating line rates of up to 40 Gb/s at 100 GHz channel spacing
Keywords :
channel spacing; computer network reliability; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; 40 Gbit/s; DWDM network; METEOR consortium; channel spacing; dense wavelength division multiplexing; metropolitan terabit optical ring network architecture; survivability; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Protection; Stimulated emission; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192569
