Title :
Flexible and adaptive optical metro networking on Fixed/Flex Grid exploiting hybrid time/frequency for shared resource allocation
Author :
Rofoee, B.R. ; Zervas, Georgios ; Yan Yan ; Amaya, Norberto ; Simeonidou, Dimitra
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
A novel metro network architecture for co-existing Fixed-Grid and Flex-Grid networks is proposed. It delivers adaptive resource allocation in time and frequency dimensions for Fixed-Grid sub-wavelength, wavelength, waveband and Flex-Grid super-channel services over AoD optical nodes. Fixed and Flex Grid sharing spectrum show improved performance.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical communication; resource allocation; time-frequency analysis; AoD optical node; adaptive optical metro networking; fixed-flex grid; fixed-grid subwavelength; fixed-grid waveband; flex-grid super-channel services; flexible optical metro networking; hybrid time-frequency dimension; shared resource allocation; spectrum sharing; Bit rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Flexible printed circuits; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Resource management; Time-frequency analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
