Title :
A comparison of large-scale selective switch-based optical cross-connects
Author :
Hai-Chau Le ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We compare the performance of three notable selective switch-based large-scale ROADM/OXC architectures that can make the best use of existing optical switch technologies for realizing bandwidth-abundant optical networks. We then analyze the tradeoff between node routing flexibility and hardware scale requirement in selective switch-based ROADM/OXC networks. The impact of WSS/WBSS degree on the network performance and the efficient WBSS cost bound are also evaluated.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; OXC architectures; ROADM; WBSS cost bound; WSS-WBSS degree; bandwidth-abundant optical networks; network performance; optical cross-connects; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; wavelength selective switch; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ho Chi Minh City
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1086-1
DOI :
10.1109/ATC.2013.6698076
