Title :
Flexible wavelength division multiplexing (FWDM) networks
Author :
Ji, P.N. ; Patel, A.N.
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
Nov. 5 2011-Dec. 7 2011
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN 2011), 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-539-3
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2011.1312
