@inproceedings{f4d573d8969c43bb8b8b79c9226c6b25,
title = "The AWG∥PSC network: A performance enhanced single-hop WDM network with heterogeneous protection",
abstract = "Single-hop WDM networks based on a central passive star coupler (PSC) or arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) hub have received a great deal of attention as promising solutions for the quickly increasing traffic in metropolitan and local area networks. These single-hop networks suffer from a single point of failure: if the central hub fails, then all network connectivity is lost. To address this single point of failure in an efficient manner, we propose a novel single-hop WDM network, the AWG∥PSC network. The AWG∥PSC network consists of an AWG in parallel with a PSC. The AWG and PSC provide heterogeneous protection for each other; the AWG∥PSC network remains functional when either the AWG or the PSC fails. If both AWG and PSC are functional, the AWG∥PSC network uniquely combines the respective strengths of the two devices. By means of analysis and verifying simulations we find that the throughput of the AWG∥PSC network is significantly larger than the total throughput obtained by combining the throughput of a st and -alone AWG network with the throughput of a st and -alone PSC network. We also find that the AWG∥PSC network gives over a wide operating range a better throughput-delay performance than a network consisting of either two load sharing PSCs in parallel or two load sharing AWGs in parallel.",
keywords = "ArrayedWaveguide Grating, Medium Access Control, Passive Star Coupler, Protection, Singlehop Networks, ThroughputDelay Performance, Wavelength Division Multiplexing",
author = "Chun Fan and Martin Maier and Martin Reisslein",
year = "2003",
doi = "10.1109/INFCOM.2003.1209248",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780377524",
series = "Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM",
pages = "2279--2289",
booktitle = "IEEE INFOCOM 2003",
note = "22nd Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, IEEE INFOCOM 2003 ; Conference date: 30-03-2003 Through 03-04-2003",
}