• DocumentCode
    608521
  • Title

    Comparing optical & OTN switching architectures in next-gen 100Gb/s networks

  • Author

    Melle, Serge ; Deore, A. ; Turkcu, Onur ; Ahuja, Satyajeet ; Hand, Steven J.

  • Author_Institution
    Infinera Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Bandwidth efficiency for 100Gb/s WDM and switch architectures are compared in a North American long-haul network. Results show that OTN grooming utilizes fewest WDM wavelengths, and integrated WDM/switch architecture utilizes fewest client service interfaces.
  • Keywords
    next generation networks; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; North American long-haul network; OTN grooming; OTN switching architectures; WDM wavelengths; bandwidth efficiency; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; client service interfaces; integrated WDM-switch architecture; next-gen networks; optical switching architectures; switch architectures; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532661