OPN03-2: MARIN: Metro-Access Ring Integrated Network

We propose a novel metro-access integrated network that integrates hybrid TDM/WDM optical access networks into MAN, such that the capacity upgrade in both networks can be achieved simultaneously. By interconnecting multiple access ring networks, MARIN provides alternative paths for MAN traffic to be routed on it with high aggregated throughput. Thus it enables the deployed infrastructure, installed hardware, and available bandwidth of the optical access networks to be shared and leveraged by MAN. Cyclic wavelength selective switch, fast tunable laser, and optical parametric wavelength conversion are used in MARIN system for network reconfigurability, resource sharing in the central office, and wavelength set conversion, respectively. The key components are demonstrated with experimental testbed and their performance is evaluated.