Title :
On-demand spectrum and space defragmentation in an elastic SDM/FDM/TDM network with mixed multi- and single-core fiber links
Author :
Amaya, Norberto ; Irfan, Muhammad ; Zervas, Georgios S. ; Nejabati, Reza ; Simeonidou, Dimitra ; Rancano, V.J.F. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Sakaguchi, Jun ; Klaus, Werner ; Puttnam, B.J. ; Miyazawa, Takaya ; Awaji, Y. ; Wada,
Author_Institution :
High-performance Networks Group, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We show on-demand multi-wavelength spectrum and space defragmentation in an SDM and elastic network with four programmable nodes and two multi-core fiber links. The combined approach is shown to reduce blocking and hardware requirements in small nodes.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical fibre networks; optical links; space division multiplexing; time division multiplexing; blocking reduction; elastic SDM-FDM-TDM network; hardware requirements; mixed multi-single core fiber links; on-demand multiwavelength spectrum; programmable nodes; space defragmentation; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;
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
