Design aspects of coherent optical networks

• Published in: Workshop on the Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems in the 1990s: Proceedings pp. 57 - 64
• Main Authors: Fioretti, A., Rocchini, C.A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE Comput. Soc. Press 1988
• Subjects: Bandwidth; Network topology; Optical design; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Telecommunication traffic
• ISBN: 9780818608971; 0818608978
• DOI: 10.1109/FTDCS.1988.26680

Aspects and functions of an integrated-service multichannel network are analyzed. The interaction between technological constraints and network architecture is discussed. A management scheme fully compatible with open systems interconnection is presented. This scheme shows the increased flexibility of a multichannel integrated network, which is derived from the possibility of reconfiguring the network and of automatically balancing the traffic between different channels.< >