A comparison of passive optical network security

Alan Harris; Mouhamad K. Al Akkoumi; James J. Sluss Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.818997

13 April 2009 A comparison of passive optical network security

Alan Harris, Mouhamad K. Al Akkoumi, James J. Sluss Jr.

Proceedings Volume 7344, Data Mining, Intrusion Detection, Information Security and Assurance, and Data Networks Security 2009; 734403 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818997
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

In this paper, a comparison of the physical security aspects of a time division multiplexed (TDM) passive optical network (PON) and a proposed wavelength hopping passive optical network (WH-PON) is presented. Simulated results of an eavesdropping attempt in both networks are presented. The introduction of a WH-PON will demonstrate how physical layer security can be introduced to a PON architecture through the use of a pair of matched tunable lasers in the optical line terminal (OLT). These matched tunable lasers allow for the creation of a secure point-to-point optical link between the OLT and the end user, without the need for a unique optical transmitter for each end user. The simulation results presented will demonstrate the operation of each PON architecture, as well as the physical immunity to eavesdropping that the WH-PON architecture introduces.

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Alan Harris, Mouhamad K. Al Akkoumi, and James J. Sluss Jr. "A comparison of passive optical network security", Proc. SPIE 7344, Data Mining, Intrusion Detection, Information Security and Assurance, and Data Networks Security 2009, 734403 (13 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818997

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