Title :
Gridless optical networking field trial: Flexible spectrum switching, defragmentation and transport of 10G/40G/100G/555G over 620-km field fiber
Author :
Amaya, N. ; Irfan, M. ; Zervas, G. ; Banias, K. ; Garrich, M. ; Henning, I. ; Simeonidou, D. ; Zhou, Yu Rong ; Lord, Andrew ; Smith, Kevin ; Rancano, V.J.F. ; Liu, S. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
We report the first gridless networking field trial with flexible spectrum switching nodes over 620 km field fibre links. Successful transport, spectrum switching and defragmentation achieved for mixed line signals including 555 G and coherent 100 G.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical links; telecommunication switching; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate 555 Gbit/s; distance 620 km; field fibre links; flexible spectrum switching nodes; gridless optical networking field trial; mixed line signals; Bit error rate; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
