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
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