Title :
Design alternatives of asynchronous WDM star networks
Author :
Chlamtac, Imrich ; Ganz, Aura
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Various architectural alternatives for asynchronous wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical local area networks are discussed. Different choices of receiver/transmitter functionality, the number of buffers, and the number of wavelengths are studied and their effect on system performance are analyzed. An analytical solution is introduced to allow a uniform treatment of the various designs within the same modeling framework. The results show the interdependence between the system´s hardware complexity and its potential performance
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; local area networks; optical fibres; optical links; asynchronous WDM star networks; buffers; local area networks; modeling; network architecture; optical LAN; performance; receivers; transmitters; Hardware; Optical buffering; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Performance analysis; System performance; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1989. ICC '89, BOSTONICC/89. Conference record. 'World Prosperity Through Communications', IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1989.49790
