Title :
Feasibility demonstration of spectrum defragmentation in flexigrid optical network employing multi-format and multi-rate transmitter/receiver
Author :
Choi, Hyun Young ; Tsuritani, Takehiro ; Morita, Itsuro
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
The feasibility of spectrum defragmentation is demonstrated in a flexigrid optical network employing the multi-format and multi-rate transmitter and receiver. For efficient defragmentation, the push-pull defragmentation technique is improved with additional functionality, which tunes the occupied frequency slots as well as the centre frequency.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical transceivers; centre frequency; flexigrid optical network; multiformat receiver; multiformat transmitter; multirate receiver; multirate transmitter; push-pull defragmentation; spectrum defragmentation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.4217
