DocumentCode
712171
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
fYear
2015
fDate
22-26 March 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7121504
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