DocumentCode
338826
Title
Latency characteristics of wavelength-switched packets in WDM multi-hop ring network
Author
Ono, T. ; Gemelos, S. ; White, I. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution
C&C Media Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Volume
3
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
183
Abstract
Improvement of the latency characteristic by using a wavelength-tunable laser diode at each node was confirmed through numerical simulations. From these results, the required wavelength switching time was clarified to be <10 ns for 2.5 Gbit/s ATM signals.
Keywords
asynchronous transfer mode; laser tuning; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 ns; 2.5 Gbit/s; Gbit/s ATM signals; WDM multi-hop ring network; laser diode; latency characteristics; numerical simulations; required wavelength switching time; wavelength-switched packets; wavelength-tunable LD; Delay; Intelligent networks; Optical packet switching; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.768103
Filename
768103
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