Title :
Differentiated quality of protection to improve energy efficiency of survivable optical transport networks
Author :
Lopez, J. ; Ye, Yunming ; Lopez, Victor ; Jimenez, F. ; Duque, R. ; Musumeci, Francesco ; Pattavina, A. ; Krummrich, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Huawei Technol. Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A differentiated quality of protection scheme is evaluated in terms of energy efficiency for fixed-grid WDM and flexible-grid OFDM-based networks. Significant energy savings can be achieved by exploiting the heterogeneous protection requirements.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; energy conservation; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; differentiated quality of protection scheme; energy efficiency; energy savings can; fixed-grid WDM; flexible-grid OFDM-based networks; heterogeneous protection; survivable optical transport networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Energy efficiency; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Power demand; 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
