Title :
Experimental demonstration of centralized and distributed impairment-aware control plane schemes for dynamic transparent optical networks
Author :
Agraz, F. ; Azodolmolky, S. ; Angelou, M. ; Perelló, J. ; Velasco, L. ; Spadaro, S. ; Francescon, A. ; Saradhi, C.V. ; Pointurier, Y. ; Kokkinos, P. ; Varvarigos, E. ; Gunkel, M. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We demonstrate and compare distributed and centralized impairment-aware control plane schemes for transparent optical networks with dynamic traffic. Experimental results show that distributed scheme yields one fifth of setup time required by previously reported alternatives.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; centralized impairment-aware control plane schemes; distributed impairment-aware control plane schemes; dynamic traffic; dynamic transparent optical networks; Centralized control; Communication system traffic control; Distributed control; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Physical layer; Protocols; Testing;
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
