• DocumentCode
    1689830
  • Title

    Enabling ASON Routing via Novel Signal Quality Metrics

  • Author

    Li, Jonathan C. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Dods, Sarah D. ; Farrell, Peter M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We propose a new algorithm for path selection in automatically switched optical networks (ASONs), based on eye closure penalty, Q-factor and a modified OSPF protocol. We demonstrate the technique for a nine node network.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; routing protocols; telecommunication switching; ASON routing; OSPF protocol; Q-factor; automatically switched optical network; eye closure penalty; signal quality metric; Australia; Chromatic dispersion; Colored noise; Costs; Degradation; Gaussian noise; Optical fiber networks; Polarization mode dispersion; Q factor; Routing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348936
  • Filename
    4348936