The TAT-12/13 Cable Network

Author

Trischitta, Patrick ; Colas, Michel ; Green, Mick ; Wuzniak, George ; Arena, John

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

34

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

24

Lastpage

28

Abstract

The TAT-12/13 Cable Network will provide a 10 Gb/s capacity between the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. By using ring switching equipment, this capacity is fully restorable within the network without dropping calls in the process. The undersea repeaters in this network use optical amplifier technology to transport a single 5 Gb/s optical signal on each fiber pair. With the upgrade potential already demonstrated, TAT-12/13´s transport capacity may at least double before the end of its 25-year design life

Keywords

fibre lasers; optical cables; optical fibre networks; submarine cables; telecommunication switching; France; TAT-12/13 Cable Network; United Kingdom; United States; fiber pair; optical amplifier technology; optical signal; ring switching equipment; transport capacity; undersea repeaters; Europe; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical network units; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Springs; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.481240

Filename

481240