DocumentCode
801248
Title
Scalable two-stage WDM crossconnect architecture
Author
Obara, H.
Author_Institution
NTT Optical Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Volume
32
Issue
1
fYear
1996
fDate
1/4/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
57
Lastpage
58
Abstract
The author proposes a new breed of WDM crossconnects with a minimal penalty for hardware complexity which enhances the routing flexibility of wavelength routing star networks. Applying these crossconnects to multi-fibre WDM networks results in a drastic improvement of the network scalability
Keywords
optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM crossconnect architecture; multifibre WDM networks; network scalability improvement; scalable two-stage crossconnect architecture; wavelength routing star networks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960047
Filename
490728
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