Title :
Assessment of options for utilizing SNR margin to increase network data throughput
Author :
Ives, David J. ; Bayvel, Polina ; Savory, Seb J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
When optimizing an optical network should we adapt the SNR to the signal or adapt the signal to the available SNR? We show both approaches give comparable results but have different complexity trade-offs.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optimisation; SNR margin; fixed fiber resource network; network data throughput; optical network optimization; Forward error correction; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Optimization; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
