Abstract
A multiaccess optical packet network capable of providing multigigabit-per-second transmission per user is presented. The proposed system is based on wavelength division multiplexing and frequency routing. It is optically transparent, has no internal blocking, and is optically self-routing. Users freely transmit their packets. Collision-free reception is achieved by means of a novel fast-tunable optical filter that controls the packet flow. Reception acknowledgments are passively generated without the use of optical sources and are transported on the same packet network. Assuming a single transmitter per user, and either one or two receivers (each with its own fiber) per user, the system throughput can approach 60% and 90% (per wavelength), respectively. 1041-1135/94$04.00.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 872-875 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1994 |