optical network
RSS optical network10 Gbps NRZ-DPSK Modulation in SOA-Based Optical Packet Switching Networks
White Paper In most OPS network architectures, Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA) are the predominant technology used in switching elements due to their fast switching time, broad gain bandwidth and potential for hybrid integration with optical and... [18 Jul 2008]
Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Optical Networks
White Paper The problem of Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA) is critically important for increasing the efficiency of wavelength-routed all-optical networks. Given the physical network structure and the required connections, the RWA problem is to select... [18 Jul 2008]
IP Over All-Optical Networks - Issues
White Paper The paper also addresses the issues of routing, signaling, control and survivability in an all-optical network. IP over Optical is being envisioned as one of the most attractive architectures for the new Internet. [18 Jul 2008]
A Survey of MAC Protocols in Optical Networks
White Paper All-Optical networks, where the entire path between end nodes is optical, represent the third generation in the use of fiber in communication systems. This paper provides a comprehensive review of Medium Access Protocols (MAC) for optical networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Optical Switching: Switch Fabrics, Techniques, and Architectures
White Paper Generalized multiprotocol label switching seeks to eliminate the asynchronous transfer mode and synchronous optical network layers, thus implementing Internet protocol over wavelength-division multiplexing. [18 Jul 2008]
Connection Management in Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks
White Paper The demand for bandwidth has stimulated the research in wavelength-routed optical networks. The deployment of this technology will depend on successful network management protocols. Experiments are conducted to study the effects of different loads... [18 Jul 2008]
The Problem of Upstream Traffic Synchronization in Passive Optical Networks
White Paper Recently Passive Optical networks gained a lot of attention as a possible solution to the broadband local access network. In the upstream direction PON is a multipoint-to-point network. Because distance from central office to every network unit is... [18 Jul 2008]
Ultra Low Latency Optical Networks
White Paper This paper presents research on an ultra low latency optical network that is on the order of minimum time of flight limits on data access latency. Employed techniques include a non-blocking, bufferless topology, single pulse packets incorporating... [18 Jul 2008]
A Vision Based Approach to Wireless Optical Networking
White Paper This paper presents a new approach to wireless optical networking. Transmissions over a distance of 30 feet (9 meters) were also achieved by employing an 18X optical zoom lens assembly. In the current implementation, network packets are... [18 Jul 2008]
WDM and SDM in Future Optical Networks
White Paper To meet these demands, optical techniques are being introduced in public networks but on a link-to-link basis. This paper addresses future networks that will be to a large extent all-optical. It is prompted by the fact that both SDM and WDM are... [18 Jul 2008]
Dynamic Routing in Translucent WDM Optical Networks: The Intra-Domain Case
White Paper Translucent WDM optical networks use sparse placement of regenerators to overcome physical impairments and wavelength contention introduced by fully transparent networks, and achieve a performance close to fully opaque networks at a much less cost. [18 Jul 2008]
Effectiveness of Shared Risk Link Group Auto-Discovery in Optical Networks
White Paper This paper evaluates location-based methods for the auto-discovery of SRLGs, guided by the topology and design of AT&T's next generation transport network. Shared Risk Link Groups (SRLGs), introduced in, provide inputs necessary to plan for... [18 Jul 2008]
Improving Restoration Success in Mesh Optical Networks
White Paper However, even when the network contains sufficient capacity, the restoration paths could be blocked for two different reasons: with distributed restoration path selection schemes, multiple restoration paths may compete for the capacity of the same... [18 Jul 2008]
A Distributed QoS Network Scheduler
White Paper The Distributed QoS Network Scheduler (DQNS) is used to schedule paths over a mobile, IP or optical network. The scheduler is intelligent enough to adapt to the ever-changing network conditions and aims to serve the path requests based on a cost... [17 Jul 2008]
GPON Service Level Agreement Based Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment Protocol
White Paper In particular the novel algorithm automatically modifies the assigned bandwidth per optical network unit to support quality of service and service level agreement according to maximum network capacity and users' queuing status. [11 Jul 2008]
