Multimedia transmission in fiber-optic LANs using optical CDMA

Author

Maric, S.V. ; Moreno, O. ; Corrada, C.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK

Volume

14

Issue

10

fYear

1996

Firstpage

2149

Lastpage

2153

Abstract

In this paper, we address the problem of multimedia transmission in fiber-optic networks. We apply the code-division multiple-access (CDMA) technique for such a network. The necessary conditions for successful operation of the network are given. It is shown that for successful operation, new families of optical orthogonal codes (OOCs) are needed which will have not only good correlation properties within one code family, but also between families of different code lengths. Some possible constructions of multimedia OOCs and the corresponding basic structure of the receiver for the multimedia network are given. Specific examples of OOCs for the case of users with two different data rates are given, and the probability of error (using the Gaussian approximation) as a function of the number of low and high rate users is calculated.

Keywords

approximation theory; code division multiple access; codes; error statistics; multimedia communication; optical correlation; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical receivers; CDMA; Gaussian approximation; code family; code lengths; code-division multiple-access; correlation properties; fiber-optic LANs; fiber-optic networks; high rate users; low rate users; multimedia OOCs; multimedia network; multimedia transmission; optical CDMA; optical orthogonal codes; probability; receiver; Gaussian approximation; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Multiaccess communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Probability; Spread spectrum communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.541202

Filename

541202