Title :
Optical grooming with Spectrum Engineering (OG-SE) in flexi-grid networks
Author :
Xiaosong Yu ; Yongli Zhao ; Jie Zhang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper introduces the concept of Spectrum Engineering in flexi-grid optical networks, and proposes an Optical Grooming algorithm with Spectrum Engineering (OG-SE). Simulation results show it performs well in blocking rate.
Keywords :
optical communication; blocking rate; flexi-grid optical networks; optical grooming; spectrum engineering; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical switches;
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.W3H.4
