Multi-Granularity Optical Cross-Connect

Ludovic Noirie (1) , Caroline Blaizot (1) , Emmanuel Dotaro (1)

1 Alcatel Research & Innovation Center

We compare a multigranularity optical network which crossconnects wavelengths, bands and fibres to the equivalent wavelength routing network. Multigranularity reduces the switching matrix size, and thus the cost and the complexity of the optical crossconnects.

Mots clés: optical networks; optical switching; optical crossconnect; multigranularity; waveband

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Ludovic Noirie, Caroline Blaizot, Emmanuel Dotaro. Multi-Granularity Optical Cross-Connect. ECOC '00 conference & exhibition : 26th European Conference on Optical Communication, Sep 2000, Munich, Germany. paper 9.2.4. ⟨hal-00764164⟩