Title :
On the benefits of differentiating the filter configurations in flexi-grid optical networks
Author :
Castro, A. ; Cugini, F. ; Velasco, L. ; Castoldi, Piero
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
An effective strategy exploiting differentiated filter configurations in flexi-grid optical networks is proposed and evaluated. Results show that 15% throughput improvements can be achieved with respect to traditional flexi-grid approaches.
Keywords :
optical fibre filters; optical fibre networks; differentiated filter configurations; flexi-grid optical networks; Bandwidth; Filtering; Noise measurement; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Resource management; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964077
