Title :
Survivable network architecture for colorless WDM-PON against both feeder and distribution fiber failures
Author :
Lee, Kwanil ; Mun, Sil-Gu ; Lee, Chang-Hee ; Lee, Sang Bae
Author_Institution :
Intell. Syst. Res. Div., Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul
Abstract :
We experimentally d emonstrate a novel survivable WDM-PON architecture with colorless ONUs. It uses N times N arrayed waveguide grating to provide bidirectional protection capability against not only feeder fiber cut but also distribution fiber cuts.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; arrayed waveguide grating; bidirectional protection; colorless ONU; distribution fiber failures; feeder failures; survivable network architecture; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Condition monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Protection; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610396
