Title :
Techno-economic analysis of a dynamic impairment-aware optical network
Author :
Staessens, D. ; Angelou, M. ; De Groote, M. ; Azodolmolky, S. ; Klonidis, D. ; Verbrugge, S. ; Colle, D. ; Pickavet, M. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ. - IBBT, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We quantify the performance of impairment-aware networking in terms of capital and operational expenditures and compare it to an impairment-unaware solution in the presence of nodes that bear different degrees of flexibility.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network planning; dynamic impairment-aware optical network; impairment-aware network planning; impairment-unaware solution; techno-economic analysis; Adaptive optics; Computer architecture; Maintenance engineering; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Planning; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
