Title :
Performance evaluations of large-scale oxc that achieves modular and hitless expansion
Author :
Tanaka, Yuichi ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We investigate the long-term, cost-effective and hitless expansion capabilities of a proposed OXC that can adapt to network traffic increases. The OXC offers substantial cost savings compared to the conventional OXC during scale expansion.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; hitless expansion; large-scale OXC; modular expansion; network traffic; scale expansion; Network topology; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Ports (Computers); Topology;
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.W2A.50
