Title :
On the spectrum-efficiency of bandwidth-variable optical OFDM transport networks
Author :
Zheng, Wei ; Jin, Yaohui ; Sun, Weiqiang ; Guo, Wei ; Hu, Weisheng
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Adv. Commun. Syst. & Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We investigated the high spectrum efficiency property of the bandwidth-variable optical OFDM (BV-OOFDM) transport networks. In contrast to mixed-line-rate (MLR) networks, BV-OOFDM enables flexible allocation and efficient utilization of the spectral resource.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical communication; optical modulation; bandwidth-variable optical OFDM transport networks; mixed-line-rate networks; spectral resource; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Resource management; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
