Lightwave Gigabit Packet Communication Networks

Mark W. Garrett; Michael A. Karr; Andres Albanese

doi:10.1117/12.967562

1 January 1987 Lightwave Gigabit Packet Communication Networks

Mark W. Garrett, Michael A. Karr, Andres Albanese

Proceedings Volume 0841, Fiber Optic Networks and Coherent Technology in Fiber Optic Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967562
Event: Cambridge Symposium on Fiber Optics and Integrated Optoelectronics, 1987, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

The capacity of fiber optic systems is generally limited by electronics rather than the fiber itself. Recent advances in electronics technologies, notably Gallium Arsenide, has increased the potential bandwidth for LANs to several Gigabits per second. This high speed together with new protocols and architectures will allow true integration in a packet switched network, of video and high-speed data (e.g. LAN interconnection) with lower rate data and voice traffic. We discuss research efforts on Gigabit/second packet network prototypes and briefly mention the emerging technologies that will impact such experiments.

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Mark W. Garrett, Michael A. Karr, and Andres Albanese "Lightwave Gigabit Packet Communication Networks", Proc. SPIE 0841, Fiber Optic Networks and Coherent Technology in Fiber Optic Systems II, (1 January 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967562

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