Title :
Reconfigurability issues in metro DWDM networks
Author :
Turkcu, Onur ; Alnaimi, Majid ; Subramaniam, Suresh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
Abstract :
With increasing packet-based traffic in metro networks, fast reconfigurability is becoming a requirement for optical networks. Since manual reconfiguration could take weeks, carriers are upgrading their SONET/SDH infrastructures with reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) and tunable optical filters. This paper looks at the issue of the impact of reconfigurability on a network´s performance.
Keywords :
SONET; multiplexing equipment; optical communication; optical filters; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; SONET/SDH infrastructures; metro DWDM networks; optical networks; packet-based traffic; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; tunable optical filters; Analytical models; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Transponders; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems, 2007 First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1859-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1860-2
DOI :
10.1109/ANTS.2007.4620207
