Title :
A simple scheme to suppress transient-induced degradations in transparent optical networks
Author :
Ciaramella, E. ; Presi, M. ; Giorgi, L. ; D´Errico, A. ; Herbst, S. ; Elbers, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
In transparent networks, fibre cuts can generate severe penalties affecting even disjoint lightpaths. We experimentally demonstrate that a simple and cost effective scheme is able to fully suppress them in a realistic network environment.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; telecommunication network reliability; fibre cut; transient-induced degradation suppression; transparent optical network;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
