Title :
Analysing power consumption distribution in transparent optical networks
Author :
Nunna, S. ; Nunna, H.P. ; Mas Machuca, C. ; Gurusamy, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Commun. Networks, TUM, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Our paper analytically models the total energy consumption in transparent optical networks. We analyse its dependence on topology and node architecture through power consumption distribution and sensitivity analyses on US, German and European networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; power consumption; sensitivity analysis; European networks; German networks; US networks; energy consumption; node architecture; power consumption distribution; sensitivity analyses; transparent optical networks; Energy consumption; Europe; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Power demand; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
