Title :
Timing and dispersion in WDM optical star networks
Author :
Semann, G. ; Humblet, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Different physical aspects that should be taken into consideration when transmitting packets in a slotted star network using wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) are discussed. It is shown that, due to the effect of the dispersion, some padding is necessary as well as a limit on the size of the network. A method for synchronizing the transmission of slots on the different wavelengths is presented. This method is almost insensitive to the relative lengths of the transmit and receive fibers
Keywords :
optical links; packet switching; synchronisation; telecommunication networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical star networks; dispersion; packet switching; padding; receive fibers; slotted star network; synchronisation; timing; transmission of slots; transmit fibers; wavelength-division multiplexing; Access protocols; Dispersion; Frequency synchronization; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Proposals; Switches; Timing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '93. Proceedings.Twelfth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking: Foundation for the Future, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3580-0
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1993.253316
