Title :
Experimental demonstration of an enhanced impairment-aware path computation element
Author :
Spadaro, S. ; Perelló, J. ; Agraz, F. ; Azodolmolky, S. ; Angelou, M. ; Qin, Y. ; Nejabati, R. ; Simeonidou, D. ; Kokkinos, P. ; Varvarigos, E. ; Ye, Y. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
An enhanced impairment-aware path computation element (EPCE) for dynamic transparent optical networks is proposed and experimentally evaluated. The obtained results show that by using the EPCE, light-path setup times of few seconds are achieved.
Keywords :
optical communication; dynamic transparent optical networks; enhanced impairment-aware path computation element; Acceleration; Availability; Field programmable gate arrays; Optical fiber networks; Physical layer; Protocols; Q factor;
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
