DocumentCode
2943549
Title
Novel optically restorable WDM ring network
Author
Glance, B. ; Doerr, C. ; Kaminow, I.P. ; Montagne, R.
Author_Institution
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Firstpage
216
Lastpage
218
Abstract
WDM optical ring networks are attracting interest thanks to their restoration capability. Such networks are also well suited for minimizing the fiber length needed to interconnect system nodes. A ring network needs at least two parallel fibers for restoring traffic in case of a fiber break. Based on this requirement, we propose a new optically restorable WDM ring architecture using simple add/drop circuitry.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; add/drop circuitry; fiber break; fiber length; optically restorable WDM ring architecture; optically restorable WDM ring network; parallel fibers; restoration capability; restoring traffic; system node interconnection; traffic restoration; Asynchronous transfer mode; Central office; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN
1-55752-422-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1996.908239
Filename
908239
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