Generalized Space-Equivalent Analysis of Optical Cross-Connect Architectures
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چکیده
Optical Cross-Connects (OXCs) are gaining an increasing importance in high-capacity wavelength-division multiplexing networks. In this work we propose a theoretical approach for the analysis and design of these optical-switching systems. Our method is based on a space-switching equivalent representation which allows to easily classify a general OXC architecture, identify its blocking properties and understand the tradeoff between space and wavelength switching-domains. We are going to explain this method and demonstrate its application to some of the best known OXC implementations presented so far in literature.
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