Physical layer modeling for optical networks

John M. Senior; D. E. Asumu; L. Bickers; T. Finegan

doi:10.1117/12.201306

17 February 1995 Physical layer modeling for optical networks

John M. Senior, D. E. Asumu, L. Bickers, T. Finegan

Proceedings Volume 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201306
Event: Advanced Networks and Services, 1995, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

This paper describes a software system that can be used to predict the spectral performance of optical networks. The system can be used by the planners and designers of such networks to assess the spectral performance of existing or proposed optical networks. The software package combines the theoretical models developed in the course of a research program with experimental data obtained from the devices used in the UK field trials of fiber in the local access network. Using this package, a planner or designer is able to construct networks on actual location maps and then obtain forward and return loss spectral characteristics on any paths throughout the network. Since the development of the system is based on object oriented technology, it is future-proofed to the extent that any changes in the technology of the local access network can readily be incorporated into the existing modelling process.

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John M. Senior, D. E. Asumu, L. Bickers, and T. Finegan "Physical layer modeling for optical networks", Proc. SPIE 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies, (17 February 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201306

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