Packet-optical Add/Drop multiplexer technology: A pragmatic way to introduce optical packet switching in the next generation of metro networks
This paper describes a packet-optical add/drop multiplexer technology designed for Metro-ring networks to reduce cost and power consumption with a network efficiency comparable to a full-electronic Ethernet solution. A demonstrator including three nodes is shown.
Packet switched optical mobile network - Architecture design and performance analysis
This paper proposes a packet switched optical mobile network architecture and the correspondent mobility management scheme. The simulation in a real scenario shows that the proposed architecture can fulfill the requirements of future mobile networks.
A new method of near field analysis
The problem of the accurate determination of the total electromagnetic field produced by a current distribution on a circular disc type aperture is examined. For comparison of the near and Fresnel region solutions, an exact Maxwellian integral is used as the starting point. Aperture and space coordinates are separated by the use of Bessel function addition theorems, allowing the field to be expressed as a sum of terms containing radial and angular integrals. The radial integrals involve only the disc (aperture) distribution and coordinates while the angular integrals involve only the elevation angle. The distance from origin appears implicitly in the series coefficients. These integrals are suitable for high speed computations and have been evaluated for a number of cases. The results are compared with the small angle and general Fresnel formula values for various observation angles, distances from the aperture, and aperture distributions.