Bandwidth-Efficient Protection Scheme for Passive Optical Networks

A protection scheme capable of providing a higher bandwidth per user in passive optical networks is proposed. The use of forced switching at ONUs for improved bandwidth efficiency and failure recovery of the network are investigated.

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