• DocumentCode
    161335
  • Title

    Regenerator placement in code-rate-adaptive flexi-grid networks

  • Author

    Cerutti, I. ; Martinelli, F. ; Sambo, Nicola ; Cugini, F. ; Castoldi, Piero

  • Author_Institution
    Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The regenerator placement is optimized in a code-rate-adaptive optical network with flexible grid and guaranteed QoT, using a genetic algorithm approach. Results demonstrate that code rate adaptation reduces both the number of regenerators and the spectrum utilization.
  • Keywords
    genetic algorithms; optical communication; code-rate-adaptive optical network; genetic algorithm approach; regenerator placement; spectrum utilization; Adaptive optics; Genetic algorithms; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Radio frequency; Repeaters; Sociology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964028
  • Filename
    6964028