Title :
Demonstration of GMPLS lightpaths diagnosis using an all-optical sampling-based Q-factor Monitor in a network testbed
Author :
Tsuritani, T. ; Yoshikane, N. ; Mori, T. ; Lee, J.H. ; Guo, H. ; Otani, A. ; Otani, T.
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Fujimino
Abstract :
An all-optical sampling-based Q-factor monitor applicable to multi-bitrated and formatted signals was successfully demonstrated in a network testbed. Quality of GMPLS lightpaths could be diagnosed correlating the actually measured BER.
Keywords :
error statistics; multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; BER; GMPLS lightpaths diagnosis; all-optical sampling-based Q-factor monitor; bit error rates; multi-bitrated signals; network testbed; All-optical networks; Bit error rate; Computer network management; Condition monitoring; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Q factor; Signal to noise ratio; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729580
