DocumentCode
1794294
Title
High degree optical cross-connect based on multicast switch
Author
Zami, Thierry
Author_Institution
Opt. Div., Alcatel-Lucent, Nozay, France
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
8×16 multicast switches enable contentionless WDM Optical Cross-Connect (OXC) as long as the node connectivity is smaller than 8. This study examines to what extent they can also suit 20-degree OXC featuring low intra-node contention.
Keywords
multicast communication; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; multicast switches; optical cross-connect; Couplers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.W2A.36
Filename
6887067
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