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DWDM Technical Slides
DWDM Technical Slides
DWDM Technical Slides
DEFINITION - DWDM
DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING IS A FIBER- OPTIC TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUE WHICH ALLOWS NUMBER OF OPTICAL SIGNALS, EACH HAVING ITS OWN OPTICAL WAVELENGTH, TO BE TRANSMITTED ALONG THE SAME FIBER.
EVOLUTION OF WDM
16+ Channels 0.8nm spacing
1996
1990s
1980s
WHY DWDM ?
Increase Network Capacity Working on Existing Fiber Infrastructure Low Initial Cost Easy Upgradability
COMPONENTS
MULTIPLEXERS DEMULTIPLEXERS EDFA (Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier) OADM (Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer)
Multiplexing of Channels
16 Channels
Simultaneous flow of 16 Channels in a single Fiber
Multiplexer
1 2
EDFA
16
Terminal
16
Terminal
TDM STM 16
Single Mode Fiber (SMF)
UPGRADATION
TDM STM 64
Non Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber (NZDSF)
TDM STM 16
Single Mode Fiber (SMF)
UPGRADATION
DWDM
Single Mode Fiber (SMF)
APPLICATIONS
Long Distance Transmission - Point to Point and Ring Topology. Flexibility to lease Capacity to users. Quick increase in Capacity on existing Fiber Network.
TRANSPONDER
TRANSPONDERS ARE WAVELENGTH TRANSLATORS
Non-WDM Wavelength
Tx TRP
16 X 2.5 Gb/s
STM-16
TERMINAL
TERMINAL
TRP TRP
16 X 2.5 Gb/s
TRP TRP
ATM
CATV
TRP
MUX
TRP
DEMUX
TRANSPONDER
OADM
LOCAL TRAFFIC
TERMINAL TERMINAL
APPLICATIONS
RING TOPOLOGY
OADM OADM OADM OADM OADM
LINEAR TOPOLOGY
1 2
OADM
1 2
16
EDFA
EDFA
STM4 / STM16
16
1 2
EDFA OADM EDFA
1 2
16
TERMINAL
16
TERMINAL