TY - GEN
T1 - Architectures and access protocols for multichannel networks (Invited Paper)
AU - Karol, Mark J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - For multiuser, local, and metropolitan area networks, lightwave technology provides an opportunity to share an enormous network capacity among all network users. However, the selection of an appropriate media access control algorithm may be more important than the fiber bandwidth and the transmitter power in determining the network throughput. We compare a variety of architectures and access protocols for multi-channel packet networks. Included is a recent architecture that uses coherent optics to address the media access issue.
AB - For multiuser, local, and metropolitan area networks, lightwave technology provides an opportunity to share an enormous network capacity among all network users. However, the selection of an appropriate media access control algorithm may be more important than the fiber bandwidth and the transmitter power in determining the network throughput. We compare a variety of architectures and access protocols for multi-channel packet networks. Included is a recent architecture that uses coherent optics to address the media access issue.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0026390399
SN - 0819407100
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SP - 2
EP - 13
BT - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PB - Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
T2 - Advanced Fiber Communications Technologies
Y2 - 3 September 1991 through 4 September 1991
ER -