Title :
Multi-band OFDM for optical networking
Author :
Blouza, Sofiene ; Karaki, Julie ; Brochier, Nicolas ; Le Rouzic, Esther ; Pincemin, Erwan ; Cousin, Bernard
Author_Institution :
Orange Labs., Lannion, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a novel networking technique based on optical Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MB-OFDM). We highlight the interesting features of the solution with respect to existing ones (fully opaque optical networks and transparent networks) for optical metro and core networks. We show that under certain traffic condition MB-OFDM may offer useful flexibility in the context of increasing wavelength bit rates.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; core network; multiband OFDM; novel networking technique; optical metro network; optical multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; optical networking; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; multi-bands orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; optical networking; reconfigurable optical add and drop multiplexer;
Conference_Titel :
EUROCON - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7486-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUROCON.2011.5929191
