Title :
Optical path technologies: a comparison among different cross-connect architectures
Author :
Iannone, Eugenio ; Sabella, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
fDate :
10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The introduction of optical technology in the path layer of the transport network is expected to allow scalable and modular networks to be realized. In this paper, different optical cross-connect architectures, based either on space division or wavelength division switching, are analyzed. A comparative investigation is accomplished considering three issues of primary importance: cross-connect modularity, complexity, and transmission performance. In particular, the transmission performance of a generic path through the network is evaluated by upgrading a previously published analytical model, so to more accurately take into account the in-band crosstalk arising in the cross-connect
Keywords :
modelling; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; analytical model; cross-connect architectures; cross-connect modularity; generic path; in-band crosstalk; modular networks; optical cross-connect architectures; optical fibre networks; optical path technologies; path layer; scalable networks; space division switching; transmission performance; transport network; wavelength division switching; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Routing; Space technology; Telecommunications;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
