Title :
Field trial of a European self-healing WDM optical network
Author :
Gillner, L. ; Karlsson, J. ; Goobar, E. ; Lundberg, A. ; Magnusson, S. ; Melin, S. ; Nilsson, Y.
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
An optical self-healing WDM ring developed by Ericsson-the FlexingBus-has been successfully tested in a field trial in Telia´s network in Stockholm, Sweden. The ring carried SDH, gigabit Ethernet, and digital video (CIR) traffic.
Keywords :
Digital television; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber networks; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic; Television networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Ericsson; European self-healing WDM optical network; FlexingBus; SDH; Stockholm; Sweden; digital video traffic; field trial; gigabit Ethernet; optical self-healing WDM ring; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868427
