Title :
Intra-node contention in a dynamic, colorless, non-directional ROADM
Author :
Woodward, Sheryl L. ; Feuer, Mark D. ; Palacharla, Paparao ; Wang, Xi ; Kim, Inwoong ; Bihon, Daniel
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. - Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Using numerical simulation of a dynamic network, we quantify the intra-node blocking occurring in colorless, non-directional Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs). Designs including a client-side fiber cross connect are shown to offer lower blocking probability.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; probability; blocking probability; client-side fiber cross connect; colorless ROADM; dynamic ROADM; dynamic network; intra-node blocking; intranode contention; nondirectional ROADM; numerical simulation; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers; Add-drop multiplexers; Laboratories; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Switches; Traffic control; 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
