• DocumentCode
    3531828
  • Title

    Cost evaluation for flexible-grid optical networks

  • Author

    Vizcaino, J.L. ; Yabin Ye ; Lopez, Victor ; Jimenez, F. ; Duque, R. ; Krummrich, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Eur. Res. Center, Huawei Technol. Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-7 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    358
  • Lastpage
    363
  • Abstract
    We have compared the total cost of an innovative elastic network with respect to the conventional WDM ones operating in realistic network scenarios. The results give an insight of the cost benefits that can be obtained with an elastic OFDM-based network for the operation of future optical transport networks with different protection schemes.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; cost evaluation; elastic OFDM-based network; flexible-grid optical networks; future optical transport networks; innovative elastic network; protection schemes; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Power demand; Resource management; Transponders; WDM networks; OFDM-based network; cost; energy efficiency; flexible-grid; optical transport network; protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4942-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4940-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GLOCOMW.2012.6477597
  • Filename
    6477597