Title :
Energy saving scheme based on traffic forwarding for optical fiber access networks
Author :
Lopez, Gustavo A. Ramos ; Estaran, Jose ; Olmos, J. J. Vegas ; Monroy, I.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We report on an energy saving block that regroups and powers off OLTs during low traffic periods, resulting in energy savings up to 87,5% in the central office of optical access networks.
Keywords :
energy conservation; optical fibre communication; telecommunication traffic; energy saving scheme; low traffic periods; optical fiber access networks; traffic forwarding; Energy consumption; Insertion loss; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical switches; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
