• DocumentCode
    2747006
  • Title

    A hybrid WDM/TDM PON architecture using wavelength selective switches

  • Author

    Das, G. ; Lannoo, B. ; Colle, D. ; Pickavet, M. ; Demeester, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ. - IBBT, Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-18 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    In this paper we propose some new hybrid WDM/TDM PON architectures that use wavelength selective switches at the remote node to improve flexibility, data security and power budget. We compare it with the existing WDM/TDM PONs in terms of cost and power budget.
  • Keywords
    optical switches; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; data security; hybrid WDM/TDM PON architecture; power budget; wavelength selective switches; Data communication; Optical network units; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS), 2010 IEEE 4th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Mumbai
  • ISSN
    2153-1676
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9852-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ANTS.2010.5983526
  • Filename
    5983526