Title :
CAPEX benefits of colorless directionless ROADM in WDM transport networks
Author :
Qingya She ; Qiong Zhang ; Rundberget, K.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Network Commun., Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper quantifies the CAPEX benefits of network defragmentation and shared protection using colorless directionless ROADM. The value of contentionless is also investigated.
Keywords :
telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; CAPEX benefits; WDM transport networks; capital expenditures; colorless directionless ROADM; network defragmentation; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; shared protection; traffic growth; Indexes; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Transponders; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
