Title :
High speed and flexible optical transport network
Author :
Xia, Tiejun J. ; Wellbrock, Glenn A.
Author_Institution :
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Optical network operators have been focused on increasing channel speeds and fiber capacities to meet high data traffic demand growth in past decades. Network efficiency improvement with flexible optics will be network operators´ next focus.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; channel speeds; data traffic demand growth; fiber capacities; flexible optical transport network; high speed optical transport network; network efficiency improvement; optical network operators; High-speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
