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optical
fiber
by
using
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technique
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bidirectional
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Figure
1:
WDM
operating principle
Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is a technology of
transmitting and receiving independent signals over a
common signal path by means of synchronized
switches at each end of the transmission line so that
each signal appears on the line only a fraction of time
in an alternating pattern, as is shown in Figure 2. TDM
is a type of digital (or rarely analog) multiplexing in
which two or more bit streams or signals are
transferred simultaneously as sub-channels in one
communication channel, but are physically taking
turns on the channel. The time domain is divided into
several recurrent time slots of fixed length, one for
each sub-channel. A sample byte or data block of subchannel 1 is transmitted during time slot 1, sub-
channel
and
sometimes
error
last
sub-channel,
error
correction,
and
transmission.
soliton
technologies,
TDM
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transmission
can
able
and
eliminate
to
adopt
other
useful
the
effect
of
of
fibers,
thus
effectively
utilizing
optical
distances
and
capacities.
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still
the
destination.
occupying
the
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channel,
multiple
they needto
signals
are
share
the
change
the
width
of
the
allocated
wavelength.
WDM proves much better latency compared to TDM.
Latency is the time it takes for the datato reach its
destination. As TDM allocates time periods, only one
channel can transmit at a given time, and some data
would often be delayed, though its often only in
milliseconds. Since channels in WDM can transmit at
any time, their latencies would be much lower
compared to TDM. WDM is often used in applications
where latency is of utmost priority, such as those that
and
TDM
are
all
ultrafast
transmission
the
high-speed
and
high-capacity
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mature
and
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