Double-link-failure-tolerant shared protection for fully coupled/half-split switchable point-to-multipoint coherent optical systems

• Published in: Journal of optical communications and networking 2024-09, Vol.16 (9), p.832-842
• Main Authors: Kodama, Takahiro, Nakagawa, Tomoya, Eguchi, Shota, Shimada, Keiji, Matsumoto, Ryosuke
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Couplers; Optical coupling; Optical network units; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Protection
• ISSN: 1943-0620; 1943-0639
• DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.511029

Beyond 5G, the next-generation wireless communication standard requires an optical communication network with a more reliable point-to-multipoint system. A highly reliable, futuristic point-to-multipoint coherent optical system must update wavelength-division-multiplexing-based passive optical networks to a more disaster-resistant architecture that can switch between bypass and backup links. We propose, to our knowledge, a novel link-pair shared protection that can respond locally to double-link failures that result from a significant disaster. We validate the high availability of several network configurations, assuming a double-link disconnection, can be obtained irrespective of the transmission distance of the feeder fiber. We experimentally demonstrate link-pair shared protection with bidirectional wavelength pre-assignment for two of the four feeder fiber failures and validate a penalty of less than 2 dB for double-link failures. Furthermore, we prove that reconnection can be performed with a penalty of at most 2 dB in an experiment with shared protection with a single-link broadcast-and-select function that can manage partial double-link failures using a simple configuration.