Title :
A Two-Ring Access Network Operated by Crossbar-Enabled OLTs: Cost-Effective Robust Protection in Broadband Access Networks
Author :
Anpeng Huang ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
For protecting an OLT failure or mixed failures cost-effectively in access networks, we connect two single-ring access architectures into a network by using optical crossbar switching technology in which crossbar-enabled OLTs protect each other.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network topology; OLT failure protection; broadband access network; cost-effective robust protection; crossbar-enabled OLT; optical crossbar switching; two-ring access network; Computer architecture; Computer science; Costs; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Proposals; Protection; Robustness; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528703
