Title :
Cost and performance issues of a Packet-Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer technology
Author :
Chiaroni, Dominique ; Buforn, Gema ; Simonneau, Christian ; Antona, Jean-Christophe ; Gravey, Annie ; Uscumlic, Bogdan ; Gravey, Philippe ; Barth, Dominique ; Cadéré, Christian
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs. France, Nozay, France
Abstract :
This paper analyses techno-economical and performance aspects of a Packet-Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (P-OADM) based ring network. The paper demonstrates that this solution could reduce CAPEX of nodes while maintaining high network performance.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; Ethernet switches; optical fibre ring; packet-optical add-drop multiplexer; ring nodes; ring packet network; statistical wavelength multiplexing technique; techno-economical aspects; Add-drop multiplexers; Costs; Data mining; Ethernet networks; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Performance analysis; Stimulated emission; Telecommunications; Optical packet; ring network;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307782
