• DocumentCode
    3522180
  • Title

    MAC Protocols for Optical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based Passive Optical Networks

  • Author

    Wei Wei ; Ting Wang ; Dayou Qian ; Junqiang Hu

  • Author_Institution
    NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A novel passive optical network (PON) architecture based on optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technologies is presented. Two potential medium access control (MAC) methods namely dynamic circuit transmission and fixed burst transmission are investigated.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; frequency division multiple access; optical fibre networks; MAC protocols; dynamic circuit transmission; fixed burst transmission; optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access; passive optical networks; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Media Access Protocol; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528240
  • Filename
    4528240