Enhanced privacy in broadcast passive optical networks through the use of spectral slicing in waveguide grating routers

Author

Iannone, P.P. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Reichmann, K.C.

Author_Institution

Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

9

Issue

7

fYear

1997

fDate

7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1044

Lastpage

1046

Abstract

We have measured the ability of a third party to intercept upstream messages in both passive splitter-based and waveguide-grating router-based broadcast passive optical networks. Bit-error-rate (BER) measurements at 150 Mb/s indicate that privacy is enhanced by at least 14 dB in the router-based network, and will improve further with router developments.

Keywords

broadcasting; diffraction gratings; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical waveguides; telecommunication network routing; 150 Mbit/s; bit-error-rate measurements; broadcast passive optical networks; enhanced privacy; passive splitter-based passive optical networks; router developments; router-based network; spectral slicing; upstream messages; waveguide grating routers; waveguide-grating router-based broadcast passive optical networks; Central office; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Privacy; TV broadcasting; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.593394

Filename

593394