Transmission modes, cross talk requirements, and performance of the circuit-switched A-service in the all-optical network

In summary, we have demonstrated uniform performance of the all optical network (AON) A-Service under Level-O broadcast and Level-1 routed, multicast and broadcast operation. We have demonstrated multihop operation with conventional wavelength changing. Finally, we presented measurements on the potential impairments of optical beat noise cross talk in transparent optical networks and showed how the AON manages such potential effects.