Title :
Development in wavelength-division optical networking
Author :
Green, Paul E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Hawthorne, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. Circuit- and packet-switch networks based on optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) offer great potential in allowing terabit network throughput with modest-speed-per-node electronic components and achieve great topological and protocol flexibility. Commercial grade components to realize such networks have become available. The properties and bottlenecks of such networks were discussed, and Rainbow-1, an experimental circuit-switched WDM network connecting up to 32 standard IBM desktop machines at 0.3 Gb/node, was described
Keywords :
circuit switching; computer networks; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; Rainbow-1; circuit-switch networks; modest-speed-per-node electronic components; optical wavelength division multiplexing; packet-switch networks; protocol flexibility; standard IBM desktop machines; terabit network throughput; wavelength-division optical networking; Electronic components; Flexible printed circuits; Joining processes; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Protocols; Throughput; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '92. ''Technology Enabling Tomorrow : Computers, Communications and Automation towards the 21st Century.' 1992 IEEE Region 10 International Conference.
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0849-2
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1992.271916
