Single-layer multigranular optical cross-connect architecture with conversion capability and enhanced flexibility

Journal of Optical Networking

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1002-1012

  Politi, Christina Tanya ^a   Matrakidis, Chris ^a   Stavdas, Alex ^a   Gavalas, Damianos ^b   O'Mahony, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PACKET NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CONCATENATION; OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECTS; OPTICAL PACKET GRANULARITY;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 33847263928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15365379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JON.5.001002     Document Type: Article

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