Title :
32×32 full-mesh (1024 path) wavelength-routing WDM network based on uniform-loss cyclic-frequency arrayed-waveguide grating
Author :
Kato, K. ; Okada, A. ; Sakai, Y. ; Noguchi, K. ; Sakamoto, T. ; Suzuki, S. ; Takahara, A. ; Kamei, S. ; Kaneko, A. ; Matsuoka, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Electron. Corp., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
7/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 32×32 full-mesh WDM metro-scale network testbed has been established using a cyclic-frequency arrayed-waveguide grating router and the following features demonstrated: (i) 32×32 (1024) paths are realised by only thirty-two wavelengths; (ii) all the 1024 paths transmit 10 Gbit/s data, resulting in a throughput of 10 Tbit/s; (iii) the network can be upgraded without the need for loss management; and (iv) several different-protocol subnetworks are co-implemented
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; protocols; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Tbit/s; different-protocol subnetworks; metro-scale network testbed; throughput; uniform-loss cyclic-frequency arrayed-waveguide grating; wavelength-routing WDM network;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000916
