Title :
Development requirements for all-optical network technologies
Author :
Lu, Chee-Yin ; Roorda, Peter
Author_Institution :
Bell-Northern Res., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
This paper is a preliminary examination of technology requirements for multiwavelength networks. A key element of these networks will be the WDM router, also known as a wavelength cross-connect. This paper estimates the size of the WDM router required for inter-exchange carrier (IEC) applications. The analysis presented in this paper is based on actual traffic data for a large North American IEC. Four wavelengths per fiber and 10 Gbit/s per wavelength are assumed
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; WDM router; all-optical network technologies; inter-exchange carrier; large North American IEC; multiwavelength networks; technology requirements; traffic data; wavelength cross-connect; All-optical networks; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Communication switching; IEC; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586616
