Author :
Effenberger, Frank J.
Author_Institution :
Futurewei Technol., Bridgewater, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Passive Optical Networks are being applied to a wider set of applications, including those that are outage sensitive. Protection or resilience techniques address this need. This paper reviews these techniques, focusing on active research areas.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; PON; passive optical networks; protection techniques; resilience techniques; Optical network units; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Ports (Computers); Resilience; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3C.1