Title :
Considerations on optical wavelength multiplexing versus optical time multiplexing in transport network
Author :
Limal, E. ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We compare optical wavelength multiplexing and time multiplexing techniques for optical transport network by studying the space switch sizes of optical cross connects (OXCs) and their interfaces as a function of the fraction of add/drop traffic.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication traffic; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OXCs; add/drop traffic; optical cross connects; optical time multiplexing; optical transport network; optical wavelength multiplexing; space switch sizes; time multiplexing techniques; transport network; Bit rate; Broadcasting; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Telecommunication switching; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766440
