Title :
Scalable one-hop wavelength-division multiplexed crossconnect
Author_Institution :
Bell Commun. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
It is shown how 16 wavelengths can be reused to support 59049 nodes in a single, transparent, multiaccess fabric using only fixed wavelength devices and proven, existing technologies. The fabric can serve as a backbone for interconnecting telephone central offices, data networks or massively parallel processors.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; SWAN; SWARM; data networks; fixed wavelength devices; internetworking; lightwave network architecture; massively parallel processors; multiaccess fabric; scalable one-hop WDM crossconnect; telecommunication fabrics; telephone central offices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910232
