Title :
Multiflow transponders for provisioning of asymmetric traffic in elastic optical networks with dedicated path protection
Author :
Walkowiak, Krzysztof ; Klinkowski, M. ; Goscien, Roza ; Kasprzak, Andrzej
Author_Institution :
Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract :
The impact of traffic asymmetry on usage of multiflow transponders (MFTs) in elastic optical networks with dedicated path protection is examined. Based on experiments performed on European network, acceptable costs of MFTs, with respect to 100G WDM transponders, are evaluated.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; transponders; wavelength division multiplexing; European network; MFT cost; WDM transponders; asymmetric traffic; dedicated path protection; elastic optical networks; multiflow transponders; traffic asymmetry; Bandwidth; Europe; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber networks; Transponders; Unicast; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964170
