• DocumentCode
    1590731
  • Title

    Cost-efficiency of mixed 10-40-100Gb/s networks and elastic optical networks

  • Author

    Rival, Olivier ; Morea, Annalisa

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We compare the cost-efficiency of optical networks based on mixed datarates (10, 40, 100Gb/s) and elastic technologies. We show elastic network bring up to 37% lower cost, in particular for high loads and dynamic scenarios.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; cost-efficiency; elastic optical networks; mixed datarates; optical cross-connects; Biological system modeling; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Repeaters; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875579