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
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);
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.W1C.7
