Abstract
Feature Issue
on Convergence
In recent years there have been rapid advances in the techniques to generate
and transport radio signals over optical fiber, but very little has been done
to date to develop the concept of a full duplex, multiwavelength, radio-over-fiber
network architecture that intrinsically supports and facilitates the dynamic
reconfiguration of the wireless network. Recently the development of suitable
architectures has received attention, with some approaches concentrating on
the fiber radio link layer [Fiber Integr. Opt.19, 167 (2000)] and others focusing on the optical wavelength division
multiplexing layer [L. Lim ,
in International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics: MWP'99 (IEEE, 1999),
p. 127; also Fiber
Opt. Business (15 November 2000)].
Here we present, for the first time to our knowledge, an approach that aims
to vertically integrate the cellular radio layer, the fiber radio layer, the
optical networking layer, and the physical layer to achieve a network architecture
that enables the dynamic reconfiguration of the cellular wireless network
layer.
© 2006 Optical Society
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