Title :
The impact of number of transceivers and their tunabilities on WDM network performance
Author :
Shen, Gangxiang ; Cheng, Tee Hiang ; Bose, Sanjay K. ; Lu, Chao ; Chai, Teck Yoong
Author_Institution :
NTRC, Nanyang Technol. Inst., Singapore
Abstract :
For all-optical WDM networks, we study the impact of the number of transceivers and their tunabilities on network performance. Results have been obtained through simulations for networks with different topologies. We find that a network with a limited number of transceivers in each node and limited transceiver tunability can still perform close to one equipped with a full number of fully tunable transceivers.
Keywords :
network topology; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network performance; all-optical WDM networks; topologies; transceiver numbers; tunabilities; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Telecommunication traffic; Transceivers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.892204
