Title :
Pre-deployment of OEOs in agile photonic networks
Author :
Gerstel, O. ; Raza, H.
Author_Institution :
Cisco System, ONG, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that the main capital cost for remote configurability in optical networks lies in how OEO resources must be pre-deployed in preparation for the next connection request. Photonic switches reduce this cost significantly compared to electrical switches.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; transponders; agile photonic networks; optical networks; photonic switches; Bandwidth; Costs; Delay effects; Dispatching; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical switches; Repeaters; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247546
