Title :
MAC Protocols for Optical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based Passive Optical Networks
Author :
Wei Wei ; Ting Wang ; Dayou Qian ; Junqiang Hu
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A novel passive optical network (PON) architecture based on optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technologies is presented. Two potential medium access control (MAC) methods namely dynamic circuit transmission and fixed burst transmission are investigated.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; frequency division multiple access; optical fibre networks; MAC protocols; dynamic circuit transmission; fixed burst transmission; optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access; passive optical networks; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Media Access Protocol; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528240
