Title :
Design green and cost-effective translucent optical networks
Author_Institution :
Cisco Syst., San Jose, CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
