Title :
100G coherent trials and deployments: Verizon plans and perspective
Author_Institution :
Verizon
Abstract :
To evaluate the upgradeability of its existing long-haul transport to the use of 100G, Verizon conducted several field trials leading to commercial deployment in 2009. Verizon is currently considering the design and deployment of a new network optimized for the transport of 100G with a potential upgrade path to 400G or even 1Tb.
Keywords :
optical communication; Verizon; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; long-haul transport; Adaptive optics; Modems; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Optical switches; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621227
