Robust Fiber Optic Topologies
Abstract
The intent of this program was to investigate how single mode fiber optic technology can support a flexible, redundant and therefore robust (survivable) network. This study focused on the signal processing that should be performed at the optical receiver to properly combine the signals received from various paths and the system performance that could be achieved by such processing. As a result of wideband optical technology it is reasonable to use multiple paths in fiber optic broadcast network to achieve simplicity and robustness. This leads to problems of how to reconcile signals received over multiple paths. The study examined the performance of fiber optics networks with incoherent sources and multiple paths. The networks were modeled as having either a fixed number of equal strength paths or an infinite number of paths with exponentially decreasing strengths.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA283508
Entities
People
- Pierre A. Humblet
- Robert S. Kennedy
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology