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Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

  • Editor: Richard A. Linke
  • Vol. 1, Iss. 11 — Nov. 1, 2002
  • pp: 414–423

Evaluation of a free-space optical mesh network communication system in the Tokyo metropolitan area

Shoji Kaneko, Tatsuaki Hamai, and Kazutaka Oba  »View Author Affiliations


Journal of Optical Networking, Vol. 1, Issue 11, pp. 414-423 (2002)


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Abstract

A mesh network can be introduced to increase the reliability of a free-space optical (FSO) communication system. We propose a simple method of evaluating the effectiveness of the mesh network to weather-related attenuation whose durations may range from seconds to minutes and of experimentally evaluating its effectiveness with the system installed in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This analysis shows that device installation heights need consideration and that the aggregated availability of FSO communication links on a node is improved by implementing a mesh network, owing to the route diversity provided by the mesh network system.

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OCIS Codes
(060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics and optical communications
(060.4250) Fiber optics and optical communications : Networks
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications

ToC Category:
RESEARCH PAPERS

History
Original Manuscript: May 22, 2002
Revised Manuscript: May 22, 2002
Published: November 1, 2002

Citation
Shoji Kaneko, Tatsuaki Hamai, and Kazutaka Oba, "Evaluation of a free-space optical mesh network communication system in the Tokyo metropolitan area," J. Opt. Netw. 1, 414-423 (2002)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/jocn/abstract.cfm?URI=jon-1-11-414

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