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Α=
(
)
{(1, 3), (2, 6), (3,1), (4, 7), (5,8), (6, 2), (7, 4), (8, 5)}
4
Α=
(
)
{(1, 6), (2, 7), (3,1), (4,8), (5, 3), (6, 2), (7, 4), (8, 5)}
5
Α
as follows: assign a channel at
λ
to connect demultiplexer 1 to passive combiner 5, assign another channel at
λ
to connect
demultiplexer 2 to passive combiner 6, etc. Similarly, we assign the wavelength channels at
λ
,
λ
based on
(
We assign the wavelength channels at
λ
,
λ
,
λ
based on
,
Α
(λ
,
,
respectively. The details of channel
Α
(λ
Α
(λ
Α
()
λ
assignment are shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. An example of channel assignment for the multi-passive-combiner hub. This channel
assignment fulfills the channel requirements given by equation (6) while it has no wavelength conflict
because only the channels at distinct wavelengths are connected to each passive combiner.
