• DocumentCode
    2325909
  • Title

    Effects of modularity and connectivity on OADM deployment in ring networks

  • Author

    Nuzman, C. ; Kumaran, K. ; Nithi, N. ; Saniee, I. ; Levy, D. ; Mitev, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    360
  • Abstract
    For a class of optical add/drop multiplexers, we empirically study the effects of port modularity and connectivity on device deployment in ring networks. Designs with greater connectivity and smaller modules allow fewer devices to be deployed.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; connectivity effects; device deployment; device design; modularity effects; optical add/drop multiplexers; ring networks; Biomedical optical imaging; Costs; Intelligent networks; Liquid crystals; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Technological innovation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248136
  • Filename
    1248136