DocumentCode
1794153
Title
Hardware scale and performance evaluation of compact OXC add/drop architecture
Author
Ishida, Hiroto ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We propose a novel add/drop architecture that suits large-scale optical cross-connect (OXC) nodes with subsystem modular architecture. Substantial hardware reduction is attained while the throughput offset is shown to be marginal.
Keywords
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; compact OXC add-drop architecture; hardware reduction; hardware scale; large-scale optical cross-connect nodes; performance evaluation; subsystem modular architecture; throughput offset; Computer architecture; Hardware; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Ports (Computers);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-5575-2994-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1C.7
Filename
6886993
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