Title :
Implications of super-channels on colorless, directionless and contentionless (CDC) ROADM architectures
Author :
Malik, Anuj ; Wauford, Wayne ; Zhong Pan ; Goel, Nitin K. ; Hand, Steve ; Mitchell, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Infinera Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper proposes CDC ROADM architecture compatible with emerging DWDM super-channel technology. A real world network model is used to quantify that this architecture requires fewer network components leading to less capital and operational costs.
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; CDC ROADM architecture; DWDM superchannel technology; colorless ROADM architecture; contentionless ROADM architecture; directionless ROADM architecture; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; superchannel ROADM architecture; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1C.4
