Title :
Virtual multiple optical ring networks for interconnecting metropolitan IP/WDM routers using an N×N arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Chae, Chang-Joon ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We propose a virtual multiple ring network architecture to transport IP traffic in the metro region in a cost-effective way. Packets from a router follow different light paths depending on the destination. We experimentally show its feasibility by confirming the designed light path diagram and measuring bit error rates down to 10-10 at 2.5 Gbit/s
Keywords :
Internet; diffraction gratings; integrated optics; metropolitan area networks; optical arrays; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; IP traffic transport; Internet protocol; N×N arrayed waveguide grating; bit error rates; interconnecting; light path diagram; metropolitan IP/WDM routers; virtual multiple optical ring networks; Arrayed waveguide gratings; High speed optical techniques; Internet; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969190
