DocumentCode
1834087
Title
Optical network design with mixed line rates and multiple modulation formats
Author
Nag, Avishek ; Tornatore, Massimo ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We propose a design method for mixed-line-rate (MLR) optical networks with transceivers employing different modulation formats. Our results demonstrate the tradeoff between a transceiver´s cost and its optical reach in overall network design.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; transceivers; MLR; mixed line rate; multiple modulation format; optical network design; optical transceiver; Bit error rate; Costs; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Repeaters; Telecommunication traffic; Transceivers; 060.4250;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-865-0
Type
conf
Filename
5033025
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