Title :
Passive optical network architecture based on waveguide grating routing
Author :
Banerjee, Dhritiman ; Frank, Jeremy ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We explore an optical network architecture which employs dense wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology and passive waveguide grating routers (WGRs) to establish a virtual topology based on lightpath communication. We examine the motivation and the technical challenges involved in this approach, propose and examine the characteristics of a network design algorithm, and provide some illustrative performance results
Keywords :
network topology; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; dense wavelength division multiplexing; fault tolerant network; lightpath communication; network design algorithm; passive optical network architecture; passive waveguide grating routers; performance results; virtual topology; waveguide grating routing; Gratings; Network topology; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
