Hybrid hierarchical optical cross-connect node and network applications

Ting Wang; Rauf Izmailov; S. Kukita; Katsumi Emura

doi:10.1117/12.530117

7 May 2004 Hybrid hierarchical optical cross-connect node and network applications

Ting Wang, Rauf Izmailov, S. Kukita, Katsumi Emura

Proceedings Volume 5281, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.530117
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications, 2003, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Hybrid hierarchical optical cross-connects enhance the performance/cost ratio of optical networks by providing transparent (optical) switching of sets of wavelengths (wavebands) in addition to opaque (electrical) switching of individual wavelengths. As the network bandwidth is getting cheaper, and performance bottleneck is moving to switching nodes, these systems provide an attractive scalable solution for next generation optical networks. We describe key technological components (including flexible non-uniform wavebands) of hybrid hierarchical optical cross-connects and discuss their performance/cost implications.

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Ting Wang, Rauf Izmailov, S. Kukita, and Katsumi Emura "Hybrid hierarchical optical cross-connect node and network applications", Proc. SPIE 5281, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems, (7 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.530117

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