• DocumentCode
    600470
  • Title

    Performance of colorless, non-directional roadms with modular client-side fiber cross-connects

  • Author

    Inwoong Kim ; Palacharla, Paparao ; Xi Wang ; Bihon, Daniel ; Feuer, Mark D. ; Woodward, Sheryl L.

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Labs. of America, Richardson, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We study the impact of partitioning client-side fiber cross-connects on the blocking performance of colorless, non-directional ROADM based dynamic optical networks. Simulations show that smaller fiber cross-connects (16×16, 48×48) can achieve low blocking.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; blocking performance; colorless ROADM; dynamic optical networks; modular client-side fiber cross-connects; nondirectional ROADM; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers; smaller fiber cross-connects; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Routing; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476293