Title :
On efficient utilization of transceivers for shared restoration in flexible grid optical networks
Author :
Qiong Zhang ; Xi Wang ; Palacharla, Paparao ; Sekiya, Motoyoshi ; Qingya She
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. of America, Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
We propose transceiver sharing schemes at ROADM nodes for shared restoration in flexible grid optical networks in order to improve the utilization of transceivers for backup paths. The flexible ROADM architecture with a pool of transceivers achieves the highest utilization.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical transceivers; ROADM nodes; backup paths; flexible grid optical networks; shared restoration; transceiver sharing schemes; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Transceivers; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963883
