Title :
Novel optical packet switched access network architecture
Author :
Nomura, Takumi ; Ueda, Hiromi ; Tsuboi, Toshinori ; Kurokawa, Hiroaki ; Kasai, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
NEC Commun. Syst., Ltd., Nara, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes gigabit Ethernet optical switched access network (GE-OSAN) architecture with non-buffered 1xn optical packet switches. It clarifies the role of the key network element, 1xn optical switching module, in realizing the proposed architecture.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical switches; subscriber loops; telecommunication switching; gigabit Ethernet optical switched access network; optical packet switched access network; optical packet switches; optical switching; Communication switching; Ethernet networks; National electric code; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215404