• DocumentCode
    1588315
  • Title

    Novel hierarchical optical cross-connect architecture utilizing dedicated add/drop switches that effectively offer colorless and directionless capability

  • Author

    Yamada, Y. ; Hasegawa, H. ; Sato, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Hierarchical optical cross-connect architectures based on dedicated add/drop switches for terminating traffic is proposed. The architecture can significantly reduce switch scale for implementing colorless/directionless/contentionless capabilities.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical switches; photonic switching systems; add-drop switch; colorless capability; contentionless capability; directionless capability; hierarchical optical cross connect architecture; Algorithm design and analysis; Couplers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875483
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1588315