Abstract
To improve the networking flexibility in the metropolitan and access
area, the granularity in the optical domain has to be increased above that in
the core network requiring more channels at lower bit rates. Pure dense
wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) as it is applied in the core does not
seem to meet this requirement at affordable cost. We propose and analyze a
network based on hybrid optical multiplexing techniques including wavelength,
code, and time division multiplexing. Applied to optical packet transmisssion
this approach enables several 100 all-optical channels between end users and
headend with average bit rates up to 100 Mb/s per channel while keeping the
installation and maintenance cost at a minimum.
© 2000 IEEE
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