Title :
An experimental multi-Gb/s WDM broadband network
Author :
Barry, Charles ; Hickey, Michael ; Noronha, Ciro ; Poggiolini, Pierluigi ; Kazovsky, Leonid
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
STARNET is an optical broadband network architecture based on a physical passive star topology. Over a single physical network, STARNET offers all users both a moderate-speed packet switched subnetwork and a high-speed wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) circuit switched subnetwork. Based on these two data transport facilities, several topological and protocol solutions are available to the users. As a result, STARNET supports traffic of widely different speed and continuity characteristics. An ongoing experimental effort aimed at the realization of a STARNET prototype at the Optical Communication Research Laboratory of Stanford University is described. The prototype nodes are fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) and synchronous optical network (SONET) OC-48 data rate compatible
Keywords :
broadband networks; circuit switching; frequency allocation; network topology; optical fibre networks; packet switching; protocols; reconfigurable architectures; telecommunication control; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.488 Gbit/s; STARNET; WDM; circuit switched subnetwork; high-speed wavelength division multiplexing; optical broadband network architecture; packet switched subnetwork; physical passive star topology; protocol; prototype; Broadband communication; FDDI; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Prototypes; SONET; Switching circuits; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0950-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1993.397602
