Abstract: The advantages of optical technologies' usage for information transfer by telecommunication networks are researched. The analysis of methods for increasing the switching speed of optical signals with optical management usage is done. The analysis of the eleven types of optical switching elements’ characteristics, using electronic and optical management, is carried out. Two-criterion problem of choice of optical switching elements implementation at the usage of six acceptability indicators (performance, cost, power consumption, reliability, switching management type and noise sensitivity) is solved. Hasse diagrams for the quality indicators of optical switching elements’ selected variants are given. Optical switching element, based on the Fabry-Perot? interferometer, is selected according to the results of the problem of choice solution.

Keywords: Optical telecommunication networks, optical switching element, optical signals’ switching system.

ACM: B.4 INPUT/OUTPUT AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS - B.4.3 Interconnections (subsystems ), H.4.3 Communications Applications.

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PROBLEM OF CHOICE OF SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

Galina Gayvoronska, Borys Rybalov

http://www.foibg.com/ijima//vol05/ijima05-01-p08.pdf