Efficient control of ATM traffic accessing broadband core networks via SuperPONs

John D. Angelopoulos; Stratos K. Fragoulopoulos; Ingrid Van de Voorde; Iakovos S. Venieris; Peter J. Vetter

doi:10.1117/12.261247

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13 December 1996 Efficient control of ATM traffic accessing broadband core networks via SuperPONs

John D. Angelopoulos, Stratos K. Fragoulopoulos, Ingrid Van de Voorde, Iakovos S. Venieris, Peter J. Vetter

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Proceedings Volume 2953, Broadband Strategies and Technologies for Wide Area and Local Access Networks; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.261247
Event: Advanced Imaging and Network Technologies, 1996, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Passive Optical Networks offer quite promising results in terms of cost, robustness, flexibility and traffic concentration. The addition of Optical Amplifiers, overcame the optical budget limitations of fully passive first generation technology, enabling the extension of the PONs to up to 15000 subscribers and a 100 km distance, creating the concept of SuperPONs currently at the development stage. The larger round trip delay, as well as the high number of subscribers, coupled with the strict traffic control dictates of ATM, create very complex traffic control and management problems but at the same time open the prospects of high multiplexing gain by aggregating many relatively small connections on a shared feeder. Novel solutions are required since the tree topology and the shared feeder create new problems not encountered in non-distributed multiplexers/concentrators. Methods to resolve the VPI/VCI conflicts on the shared medium, support OAM, ensure privacy and security, police the entry to the system, and the traffic engineering issues, are the focal points of this paper.

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John D. Angelopoulos, Stratos K. Fragoulopoulos, Ingrid Van de Voorde, Iakovos S. Venieris, and Peter J. Vetter "Efficient control of ATM traffic accessing broadband core networks via SuperPONs", Proc. SPIE 2953, Broadband Strategies and Technologies for Wide Area and Local Access Networks, (13 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.261247

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