Highly reliable optical bidirectional path switched ring networks applicable to photonic IP networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 356-364

  Hayashi, Michiaki ^a   Ohara, Kazuho ^a   Tanaka, Hideaki ^a   Daikoku, Masahiro ^a   Otani, Tomohiro ^a   Suzuki, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KDDI R AND D LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Internet protocol (IP); Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Optical bidirectional path switched ring (OBPSR); Protection; Reliability

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERNET; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; REDUNDANCY; RELIABILITY;

INTERNET PROTOCOL; OPTICAL BIDIRECTIONAL PATH SWITCHED RING; WAVELENGTH PATH PROTECTION SWITCHING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037904670     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808785     Document Type: Article

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