Title :
Simplified framework for optimal support of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s services over OTN exploiting grooming and VCAT
Author :
Santos, Joã O. ; Pedro, João ; Monteiro, Paulo ; Pires, João
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks Portugal S. A., Amadora, Portugal
Abstract :
We propose a simplified framework that exploits grooming and virtual concatenation to minimize the optical transport network cost for supporting 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s services. The impact of transceiver cost and maximum optical reach is assessed.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; transceivers; VCAT; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical transport network; transceiver cost; virtual concatenation; Channel capacity; Cost function; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Repeaters; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Transceivers;
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
