DocumentCode
331273
Title
Experimental validation of an all-optical network based on 160 Gbit/s throughput packet switching nodes
Author
Chiaroni, D. ; Lavigne, B. ; Hamon, L. ; Jourdan, A. ; Dorgeuille, F. ; Janz, C. ; Grard, E. ; Renaud, M. ; Bauknecht, R. ; Graf, C. ; Schneibel, H.P. ; Melchior, H.
Author_Institution
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
20-24 Sep 1998
Firstpage
573
Abstract
We present for the first time a physical validation of an all-optical packet-switched network. More than 40 network sections, including 100 km of fibre and one optical packet switching node, have been cascaded with negligible sensitivity penalty at 10 Gbit/s
Keywords
optical fibre networks; packet switching; sensitivity; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; 10 Gbit/s; 100 km; Gbit/s throughput packet switching nodes; all-optical network; all-optical packet-switched network; cascaded fibre sections; negligible sensitivity penalty; network sections; optical packet switching node; All-optical networks; Laboratories; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Packet switching; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Madrid
Print_ISBN
84-89900-14-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732728
Filename
732728
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