Title :
A Novel Node Architecture for Light-trail Provisioning in Mesh WDM Metro Networks
Author :
Gumaste, Ashwin ; Jukan, Admela ; Lodha, Akhil ; Xiaomin Chen ; Ghani, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of CSE, Indian Inst. of Technol., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
We propose an efficient node architecture to support light-trails (intelligent-shared-wavelength bus) in mesh WDM metro networks. Simulation results and performance benefits as compared to legacy technologies are shown.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; intelligent-shared-wavelength bus; light-trail provisioning; mesh WDM metro networks; node architecture; Bandwidth; Couplers; Lighting control; Mesh networks; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Switches; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2008.4528378
