Security issues in all-optical networks

All-optical networks are emerging as a promising technology for terabit per second class communications. However, they are intrinsically different from electro-optical networks, particularly because they do not regenerate signals in the network. The characteristics of all-optical network components...

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Published in:IEEE network 1997-05, Vol.11 (3), p.42-48
Main Authors: Medard, M., Marquis, D., Barry, R.A., Finn, S.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
All-optical networks
Asynchronous transfer mode
Circuits
Communications
Computer networks
Cybersecurity
Intelligent networks
Multiaccess communication
Optical fiber devices
Optical fiber networks
Optical fiber testing
Optics
Telecommunication traffic
Wavelength routing
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Summary:All-optical networks are emerging as a promising technology for terabit per second class communications. However, they are intrinsically different from electro-optical networks, particularly because they do not regenerate signals in the network. The characteristics of all-optical network components and architectures manifest new and still unstudied security vulnerabilities but also offer a new array of possible countermeasures. We focus on two types of attacks on the physical security of the network: service disruption, which prevents communication or degrades quality of service (QoS), and tapping, which compromises privacy by providing unauthorized users access to data which may be used for eavesdropping or traffic analysis.
ISSN:0890-8044
1558-156X
DOI:10.1109/65.587049