Title :
Benefits of OTN switching introduction in 100Gb/s optical transport networks
Author :
Bertolini, Marco ; Rocher, Olivier ; Bisson, Arnaud ; Pecci, Pascal ; Bellotti, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Italy, Vimercate, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we analyze the impact of introducing electrical OTN switching on top a WDM layer in two 100Gb/s optical networks. We evaluate cost and network efficiency improvements granted by OTN when using a multi-layer approach for the design. We demonstrate that OTN is a key ingredient for efficient 100Gb/s optical networking.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM layer; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; cost efficiency; electrical OTN switching; multilayer approach; network efficiency; optical networking; optical transport networks; High-speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optimization; Photonics; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
