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High-Speed Self-Configuring Networks Based on Cost-Effective Plug-and-Play Optical (PPO) Nodes |
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This project envisions and
investigates a future ad-hoc multi-gigabit
network infrastructure connecting a very large number of inexpensive
optical nodes. Users will connect nodes via already installed fibers
by a simple plug-and-play operation. An on-board optical micro-lab,
advanced transmission models, and an intensive signal processing are
the key components to design network protocols that are able to
intelligently adjust optical data flows and wavelength selection and to
enable the plug-and-play node operation. The objective of this research
is to identify the required technologies, to study protocols and
algorithms, to develop suitable transmission models, to design and
fabricate critical parts of an integrated optical micro-lab that will
make the envisioned scenario a reality, and to amalgamate all the
achieved results for proving the PPO node concept feasibility. |
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #0435393 and Grant # 0435381. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Last updated: 08/18/2006 |