Title :
Elastic optical networks: Flex-grid or flex-rate?
Author :
van den Borne, Dirk ; Jansen, Slinger
Author_Institution :
Juniper Networks, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Next-generation optical transceivers will need to elastically adapt their line rate and channel spacing to actual network characteristics. In this paper we compare the impact of flex-grid and flex-rate technology on the achievable network capacity.
Keywords :
channel capacity; channel spacing; next generation networks; optical fibre networks; optical transceivers; channel spacing; elastic optical networks; flex-grid technology; flex-rate technology; line rate; network capacity; next-generation optical transceivers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
