Title :
160-Gb/s optical networking: a prospective techno-economical analysis
Author :
Le Rouzic, Esther ; Gosselin, Stéphane
Author_Institution :
R&D Div., France Telecom, Lannion, France
Abstract :
This paper reports on a network dimensioning analysis of N × 160-Gb/s wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) networks based on the optical time-division-multiplexing (OTDM) technique. The need for different transmission and networking functions based on innovative circuit-switched scenarios for optical core networks is quantified, and the economical interest of such high-wavelength channel bit rates in the chosen scenarios is evaluated.
Keywords :
circuit switching; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; circuit-switched scenarios; high-wavelength channel bit rates; network dimensioning analysis; networking functions; optical core networks; optical networking; optical time-division-multiplexing; technoeconomical analysis; transmission functions; wavelength-division-multiplexed networks; Bit rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Resource management; Time division multiplexing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Dimensioning; optical networks; optical time-division multiplexing (OTDM); ultrahigh bit rate;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2005.855693
