Title :
Economics of 100Gb/s transport
Author :
Saunders, R. ; Traverso, M. ; Schmidt, T. ; Malouin, C.
Author_Institution :
Opnext Inc., Los Gatos, CA, USA
Abstract :
Deploying spectrally-efficient 100 Gb/s coherent transponder technology in carrier networks can yield substantial CAPEX and OPEX savings. This paper discusses these economic gains and how a carrier can maximize their return on optical transport investment.
Keywords :
costing; investment; optical receivers; optical transmitters; transponders; CAPEX savings; OPEX savings; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; carrier networks; coherent transponder technology; economic gains; optical transport investment; Costs; Filtering; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Photonics; Power generation economics; Stimulated emission; Transponders;
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
