Title :
Optical cross-connect system technology trial
Author :
Davis, G.B. ; Robinson, Neethu ; Shoa-Kai Liu ; Fee, J. ; Way, D.
Author_Institution :
MCI Telecommun. Corp., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In an effort to integrate existing network equipment and fiber plant with new technology and to characterize its affect on network applications, MCI deployed an optical cross-connect system (OCCS) technology trial in its network. This network consists of five separate 16/spl times/16 OCCS nodes, OC-48 and OC-192 transport equipment, optical amplifiers, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM), and a WAN control network. Two logical configurations were tested: optical ring and mesh. Restoration routes from 50-350 km were implemented utilizing nondispersion-shifted and long-span fiber types.
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; frame relay; optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; 50 to 350 km; ATM; WAN control network; frame relay; logical configurations; long-span fiber; nondispersion-shifted fiber; optical cross-connect system; optical mesh; optical ring; restoration routes; switched voice calls; technology trial; wavelength-division multiplexing; Integrated optics; Logic testing; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657175
