Title :
Advanced ROADM networks
Author :
Feuer, Mark D. ; Woodward, Sheryl L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. - Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the growing list of features being proposed for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), including colorless, directionless, contentionless, and gridless operation. Is `less´ always more for network operators?
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; advanced ROADM networks; colorless operation; contentionless operation; directionless operation; gridless operation; network operators; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Routing;
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
