Title :
Contention resolution within colorless and directionless ROADM
Author :
Way, W.I. ; Ji, Philip ; Patel, Ankitkumar
Author_Institution :
NeoPhotonics Inc., Fremont, CA, USA
Abstract :
A conventional colorless and directionless ROADM architecture is modified to achieve contention-free performance without relying on external transponders and OTN switches, and can achieve a smaller size and lower power consumption than those of a conventional CDC ROADM.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; OTN switches; colorless ROADM architecture; contention resolution; directionless ROADM architecture; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
