Title :
Automated large-scale fiber cross-connecting switch using a fiber handling method
Author :
Kaneko, Kunihiko ; Tamaru, N. ; Yamaguchi, Jun ; Nishida, Yoshiharu ; Izumita, H. ; Tatikura, M. ; Tomita, N.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Fiber termination modules (FTMs), which terminate both subscriber and office-equipment cables and cross connect between these cables, are one of the most important equipment in optical access networks. For future optical access networks that employ fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) architecture, it is important to lower the total cost, including the operational cost for cross-connecting at FTMs. Compactness and high reliability are also required for FTMs. To satisfy these requirements, automated cross-connecting switches are crucial. In this paper a new configuration for a large-scale automated fiber cross-connecting switch, which is capable of cross connecting between more than 4000 subscriber cables and 4090 office-equipment cables, is proposed.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network reliability; automated large-scale fiber cross-connecting switch; compactness; fiber handling method; fiber termination modules; fiber-to-the-home architecture; high reliability; office-equipment cables; operational cost; optical access networks; subscriber cables; total cost; Costs; Joining processes; Large-scale systems; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical switches; Telecommunication network reliability; Termination of employment;
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.1998.657304
