Title :
Experimental demonstration and benefits of self-healing hard-wired and synthetic ROADMs
Author :
Dzanko, Matija ; Furdek, Marija ; Gonzalez, Norberto Amaya ; Zervas, Georgios ; Mikac, Branko ; Simeonidou, Dimitra
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
Novel hard-wired and synthetic ROADM architectures with self-healing capabilities are experimentally demonstrated. Simulation results show significant improvements of availability and recovery time due to node-level restoration, with reduced mean down time and operator revenue losses.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; reconfigurable architectures; experimental demonstration; mean down time reduction; node-level restoration; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer architecture; self-healing hard-wired ROADM; synthetic ROADM architecture; Availability; Integrated optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical network units; Optical switches; Redundancy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2I.2
