Title :
Impact of modulation formats on ONU energy saving
Author :
Valcarenghi, Luca ; Presi, Marco ; Contestabile, Giampiero ; Castoldi, Piero ; Ciaramella, Ernesto
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The energy saved by turning off selected ONU receiver elements depends on the time required by the ONU to recover the OLT clock. This paper evaluates experimentally how NRZ and Manchester modulation formats impact the energy saved in GE-PON.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical receivers; GE-PON; Manchester modulation; NRZ modulation; OLT clock; ONU energy saving; ONU receiver element; optical line terminal; optical network unit; Clocks; Computer architecture; Modulation; Optical network units; Optical signal processing; Receivers; Synchronization;
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.2010.5621397
