Optical broadcast-and-select network architecture with centralized multi-carrier light source

• Cai Yueping

  Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electro-Communications

• Matsuura Motoharu

  Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electro-Communications

• Oki Eiji

  Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electro-Communications

• Kishi Naoto

  Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electro-Communications

• Miki Testuya

  Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electro-Communications

Abstract

We propose an optical broadcast-and-select network architecture with centralized multi-carrier light source (C-MCLS). It enables all network nodes access a large number of optical carriers in a cost-effective manner through dynamic optical broadcast and select. Cost analysis and numerical results show that it greatly reduces the light source cost compared with the conventional one, as the number of required access wavelengths at network nodes becomes large. We also show its cost-effective areas in different cases of cost calculation. The obtained results indicate that it is very promising for future regional/metro networks, which demand a large number of wavelengths.

Journal

• IEICE Electronics Express

  IEICE Electronics Express 5 (19), 796-801, 2008

  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords

• optical broadcast-and-select network
• centralized multi-carrier light source (C-MCLS)
• light source cost
• regional/metro network

Details

• CRID: 1390282680191467520
• NII Article ID: 130000088165
• DOI: 10.1587/elex.5.796
• ISSN: 13492543
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/elex/5/19/5_19_796/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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