Title :
Brown-field migration from fixed grid to flexible grid in optical networks
Author :
Xiaosong Yu ; Tornatore, Massimo ; Ming Xia ; Yongli Zhao ; Jie Zhang ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We investigate the problem of gradual migration from fixed grid to flexible grid in optical networks by designing heuristics to selectively upgrade WSSs on ROADMs. We evaluate the performance of our scheme under different traffic profiles.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication traffic; ROADM; WSS; brown-field migration; fixed grid; flexible grid; optical network; reconfigurable optical add-drop module; traffic profile; wavelength selective switching; Decision support systems; Flexible printed circuits; Optical fiber networks; Planning; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
