DocumentCode
2301008
Title
Flexible wavelength division multiplexing (FWDM) networks
Author
Ji, P.N. ; Patel, A.N.
Author_Institution
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
Nov. 5 2011-Dec. 7 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Flexible wavelength division multiplexing improves resource utilization in optical networks. In this paper, we review the recent progresses in FWDM research on both the physical layer and the control plane aspects.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; resource allocation; wavelength division multiplexing; FWDM networks; FWDM research; control plane aspects; flexible wavelength division multiplexing networks; optical networks; physical layer; resource utilization; Flexible WDM network; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM); routing; wavelength assignment and spectrum allocation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN 2011), 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Guangzhou
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-539-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2011.1312
Filename
6215231
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