Optical path cross-connect system architecture suitable for large scale expansion

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2162-2172

  Watanabe, Atsushi ^a,b   Okamoto, Satoru ^a,b   Sato, Ken Ichi ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

TRAFFIC DEMAND; VIRTUAL WAVELENGTH PATHS; WAVELENGTH PATHS;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0030261277     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.541204     Document Type: Article

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