Title :
Field-deployed scalable ROADM - Cost reduction through wavelength overprovision
Author :
Lam, Cedric F. ; Way, Winston I.
Author_Institution :
OpVista Inc., Milpitas, CA
Abstract :
We describe a field-deployed metro-WDM architecture with any-to-any wavelength connectivity. Through wavelength overprovision, it achieves low initial costs and complete flexibility without employing full ROADMs at every network node, and can be gracefully upgraded to full capacity.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; wavelength division multiplexing; any-to-any wavelength connectivity; cost reduction; field-deployed scalable ROADM; metro-WDM ring network architecture; wavelength overprovision; Costs; Couplers; Diode lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Photodiodes; Probes; Protection; Switches; Transceivers; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4230) Multiplexing; (060.4250) Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
