Title :
Impact of energy consumption on the OpEx of WDM networks
Author :
Leiva, A. ; Beghelli, A. ; Mas Machuca, C.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Tec. Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile
Abstract :
The contribution of the energy consumption on the operational costs of the WDM layer of two network architectures is evaluated. Results show that energy consumption does not determine the operational expenditures of the optical layer.
Keywords :
energy consumption; telecommunication industry; wavelength division multiplexing; OpEx; WDM network; energy consumption; operational cost; operational expenditure; Energy consumption; Maintenance engineering; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; WDM networks;
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
