• DocumentCode
    3593801
  • Title

    Internal connectivity of optical crossconnects in opaque networks

  • Author

    Van Caenegem, B. ; Van Parys, W. ; Demeester, Piet ; Iannone, Eugenio ; Bentivoglio, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Abstract
    The impact of the internal OXC connectivity on the network cost is investigated. As a result, full connectivity inside the OXC is not required for realistic cost scenarios of optical switches.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; OXC; full connectivity; internal OXC connectivity; internal connectivity; network cost; opaque networks; optical crossconnects; optical switches; realistic cost scenarios; Costs; Degradation; Information technology; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Research and development; Transponders; 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
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.767825
  • Filename
    767825