Title :
Highly scalable OXC-based contentionless ROADM architecture with reduced network implementation costs
Author :
Jensen, R. ; Lord, Andrew ; Parsons, N.
Author_Institution :
Polatis Inc., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel OXC-based colorless/directionless/contentionless ROADM architecture that resolves many of the issues of previous OXC-based solutions. We show cost savings of up to 52% over typical WSS-based architectures in a reference BT network.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical switches; OXC-based contentionless ROADM architecture; colorless/directionless/contentionless ROADM architecture; network implementation costs; optical matrix switches; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical switches; Scalability; Transponders;
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
