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
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;
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
