Title :
Path protection in WSXC switched networks
Author :
Staessens, D. ; Colle, D. ; Pickavet, M. ; Demeester, P.
Author_Institution :
IBBT, Ghent Univ., Ghent
Abstract :
WSXC optical networks are an interesting option for future optical transport networks. All competitive future optical transport networks will have some restoration mechanism implemented. In this paper, we study the effects of protection on the CAPEX of transparent and opaque networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; WSXC optical networks; WSXC switched networks; opaque networks; optical transport networks; path protection; restoration mechanism; transparent networks; All-optical networks; Costs; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Repeaters; Switches; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729303
