A high-speed fiber optic data bus for local data communications
Abstract
A 100 Mbit/s fiber optic data bus is described which is capable of inter-connecting up to 16 terminals by means of a passive optical star coupler for terminal separation distance of up to 2 km. The system shows substantial performance margins and a BER of less than 10 to the -10th. Descriptions are also given of techniques for rapid laser stabilization, clock recovery, and the detection of bursty data over a wide dynamic range. The dynamic time slot allocations (DTSA) access protocol, which makes efficient use of the data bus under heavy bus loading conditions, is defined.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
- Pub Date:
- April 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJSAC...1..479P
- Keywords:
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- Channel Capacity;
- Channels (Data Transmission);
- Data Transmission;
- Fiber Optics;
- Optical Communication;
- Time Division Multiplexing;
- Bit Error Rate;
- Bit Synchronization;
- Data Base Management Systems;
- High Speed;
- Laser Stability;
- Optical Waveguides;
- System Effectiveness;
- Systems Engineering;
- Communications and Radar