Title :
Spectrally/bitrate flexible optical network planning
Author :
Christodoulopoulos, K. ; Tomkos, I. ; Varvarigos, E.
Author_Institution :
Res. Acad. Comput. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Patras, Patras, Greece
Abstract :
We consider the Routing and Spectrum Allocation (RSA) problem in an OFDM-based optical network with elastic bandwidth allocation. We asses the spectrum utilization gains of this flexible architecture compared to a traditional fixed-grid rigid-bandwidth WDM network.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical communication; OFDM-based optical network; elastic bandwidth allocation; fixed-grid rigid-bandwidth WDM network; flexible architecture; routing allocation problem; spectrally/bitrate flexible optical network planning; spectrum allocation problem; spectrum utilization; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Planning; Resource management; Routing; WDM networks;
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.2010.5621304
