… ) Networks, may require a multi-hop path to deliver packets between two stations. In this paper
we study multi-hop WTDM networks … , to represent these networks such that their inherent …

… for passive star networks. Table I lists some of the systems proposed for passive stars, along
… CSMA/CD protocols have been used for small, low-speed star networks [171. But as the …

… for a different amount of time slots to transmit packets. Time Division Multiplex (TDM) switching
… In terrestrial networks, a time division packet switching system may have a switch in which …

… in which N stations are connected to a star coupler with W different wavelength channels. …
by the N stations by means of time division multiplexing. Networks with different transceiver …

… real-time (high-priority) packets in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) star networks.
PDS allows high-priority packets to preempt the prescheduled low-priority (nonreal time) …

… To eliminate this drawback, wavelength division multiple … at the aggregated speed as in
time division multiple access). In this … transmission in single-hop starcoupled optical networks. …

… In this paper, we have proposed an optimal static schedule for WDM passive star networks
provided that the traffic satisfies certain conditions. We have computed a lower bound on the …

… TDMA networks (Time Division Multiple Access) by measuring the node-to-star propagation-…
is reached already at moderate network sizes both for single-star and star-ofstars networks. …

… -Future photonic networks may be based on emerging wavelength-division-… networks with
similar hardware requirements. A disadvantage of many single-hop passive star networks over …

… of real-time protocols for these networks is quite unexplored. In this paper, a real-time protocol,
based on TDM (Time Division Multiplexing), for fiber-optic star networks is presented. By …