Title :
Spectrally-efficient elastic optical path networks
Author :
Takara, H. ; Kozicki, B. ; Sone, Y. ; Jinno, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We describe spectrum-efficient and scalable optical transport network architecture called spectrum-sliced “elastic optical path” network (SLICE). The architecture enables sub-wavelength, super-wavelength, and distance-adaptive spectrum allocation in a highly spectrum-efficient manner.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; distance-adaptive spectrum allocation; scalable optical transport network architecture; spectrally-efficient elastic optical path networks; spectrum-sliced elastic optical path network; sub-wavelength spectrum allocation; super-wavelength spectrum allocation; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
