DocumentCode
1593314
Title
Design green and cost-effective translucent optical networks
Author
Zhu, Zuqing
Author_Institution
Cisco Syst., San Jose, CA, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We report a network design algorithm to effectively reduce the cost and power consumption of translucent networks by using all-optical 2R regenerators. Simulation results show that the number of O/E/O 3R can be effectively reduced.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; telecommunication network topology; all-optical 2R regenerators; network design algorithm; power consumption; translucent optical networks; Bit error rate; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Repeaters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0213-6
Type
conf
Filename
5875690
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