Title :
40 Gbit/s optical TDMA LAN
Author :
Lucek, J.K. ; Gunning, P. ; Moodie, D.G. ; Smith, K. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Pitcher, D.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optical TDMA LAN with 40 Gbit/s capacity, which is being used to interconnect high-end computer workstations. The entire LAN requires only one optical pulse source, and uses very few components at each node to read and write data.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical interconnections; time division multiple access; workstations; 40 Gbit/s; Gbit/s capacity; Gbit/s optical TDMA LAN; high-end computer workstation interconnections; optical fibre LAN; optical pulse source; read data; write data;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
